Scotney becomes Britain's youngest undisputed champion

Ellie Scotney became Britain's youngest undisputed champion in the four-belt era after beating Mayelli Flores by unanimous decision at the Olympia in London.

Scotney, 28, was pushed all the way by a game Flores, who brought the WBA super-bantamweight title into the contest, but showed great ring IQ to keep her opponent at bay.

A tearful Scotney was lifted into the air by trainer Shane McGuigan upon hearing the result, with one judge scoring it 96-94 and the other two seeing it much wider at 100-90.

"I can't tell you how much of a hard fight that was, I think the scorecards didn't give her justice - she was non-stop from the first bell," Scotney said.

"When I tell you I had to go through so many tests to get here today. Only God brought me through."

Scotney is the fourth British boxer - male or female - to seal undisputed status in the modern era after Josh Taylor, Chantelle Cameron and Savannah Marshall.

Earlier, Cameron became a two-weight world champion with a unanimous decision win over Michaela Kotaskova to claim the vacant WBO light-middleweight world title.

But it was disappointment for Norwich's Emma Dolan who suffered a third-round knockout defeat against IBF super-flyweight champion Irma Garcia.

Scotney looked full of confidence as she walked to the ring with former WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith carrying one of her belts.

Working out the puzzle of Flores was key to Scotney's victory but trainer Shane McGuigan gave her the tools to succeed between rounds - urging her to use the jab and rely on footwork.

The Catford fighter put that plan into action and started to punish Flores with hooks as she stepped out of the firing line.

Flores was certainly the more active but few of those shots found the target as Scotney threw with precision and purpose - doing the cleaner work.

Scotney's best work came in the sixth, landing three hooks on Flores' chin, but the Mexican walked straight through them.

The crowd chanted Scotney's name as the 10th round got under way as they sensed victory was within her grasp and she smiled through the final two minutes.

Scotney has the world at her feet after extending her professional record to a perfect 12 victories.

She refused to be drawn on what her future plans could look like when interviewed in the ring, and rightly so as she deserves time to bask in the glory of her achievement.

But the questions will continue to come about where she goes from this mountain top in the super-bantamweight division.

Scotney won her first title - the IBF belt - in 2023 when beating Cherneka Johnson and a rematch at a different weight could be of interest.

New Zealand's Johnson is now undisputed at bantamweight and could offer Scotney a chance to further build her name in the sport.

Former undisputed lightweight champion Cameron added further to her crowded world title collection by winning the WBO light-middleweight belt against Kotaskova.

Fighting across three-minute rounds - rather than two minutes as is traditionally the case in women's boxing - 34-year-old Cameron worked at a high tempo and did her best work on the inside.

Two judges scored the contest 99-91 in Cameron's favour with the other handing her a complete shutout at 100-90.

"It feels amazing. I'm going back to my family and I've got the world title," she said.

"I'm going to have to get used to it [three-minute rounds], it's the first time I've done it and you have to pace yourself. Sometimes I was rushing it and I need to get used to it."

Cameron vacated her WBC light-welterweight title in October in protest at not being able to compete under the same rules as male fighters, and seemed to thoroughly enjoy having an extra minute to work in each round.

The Northampton fighter walked down Czech opponent Kotaskova and landed spiteful shots to head and body.

Kotaskova, who was previously undefeated, wore the damage of Cameron's relentless work by the end of the fifth round, with blood coming from her nose and markings under her eyes.

Cameron took her foot off the gas in the second half of the contest but did finish with a flourish - engaging in the 10th to stamp her authority with some stinging hooks and uppercuts.

WBA and WBC light-middleweight champion Mikaela Mayer, also signed by Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), watched on from ringside and Cameron confirmed she will face the American next.

"I've wanted this fight for ages and we should give the fans a great fight in women's boxing," added the former undisputed light-welterweight champion," Cameron said.

"We should bring it to Britain."

Before the pair faced off in the ring, Mayer praised Cameron's style and said she expected negotiations to be straightforward.

"I've always wanted the biggest fights and we always assumed we'd fight each other," said Mayer, 35.

Dolan, 27, was aiming to continue her ascent through the levels after winning the British and Commonwealth super-flyweight titles, but came up against an experienced operator.

Southpaw Garcia, 17 years Dolan's senior at 44, found her range quickly and twice put her opponent on the canvas in round two - initially with an overhand left before catching the Norfolk fighter with a clean one-two.

Dolan beat the count again early in the third round after another overhand left found the target, but her corner threw in the towel moments later as the Mexican applied further pressure.

It was Dolan's first defeat in her nine-fight career and provided an insight into the work still required to reach the level of world champion.