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Tori-Ellis Willetts

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Tori-Ellis Willetts
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)[2]
NationalityEnglish
Other namesThe Tornado[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
StanceOrthodox[1]
Boxing record
Total fights5
Wins5
Wins by KO1

Tori-Ellis Willetts (born 25 May 1995) is an English professional boxer who as an amateur was a two-time Elite National Champion, GB Tri-Nation Champion and represented her country internationally on the Podium Olympic Great Britain Team.

Career

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Willetts won the England Boxing National Amateur Championships female elite under 51kg title in 2018 and 2019 beating Stevie Pitts and Chloe Watson respectively in the finals.[3] Representing England, she won the 2018 GB Elite Three Nations defeating Helen Jones from Wales in the final.[4]

In 2019 Willetts was selected to compete at the World Championships in Russia where she lost by unanimous decision to Gabriela Dimitrova in the round of 32.[5]

Willetts made her professional debut on 5 May 2023 stopping Klaudia Ferenczi in the third-round at the Magna Centre in Rotherham on the undercard of the Jay Harris vs Tommy Frank bill shown live on BBC Iplayer.[6]

She is scheduled to challenge British and Commonwealth female super-bantamweight champion Tysie Gallagher at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield on 27 September 2024.[7]

Personal life

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Willetts served in the British Army for nearly 6 years before switching to becoming a reservist while also working as a PE Teacher, Personal Trainer and Amateur Boxing Coach.[8]

Professional boxing record

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5 fights 5 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
5 Win 5–0 Kerry Orton PTS 4 (4) 29 June 2024 Skydome, Coventry, England
4 Win 4–0 Liubov Oksha PTS 6 (6) 10 May 2024 H Suite, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
3 Win 3–0 Ivanka Ivanova PTS 6 (6) 20 October 2023 Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
2 Win 2–0 Wendellin Cruz PTS 6 (6) 30 July 2023 The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, England
1 Win 1–0 Klaudia Ferenczi TKO 3 (6) 5 May 2023 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Boxrec profile of Tori-Ellis Willetts". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Tori-Ellis Willetts". tapology.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Roll of honour - female championships". englandboxing.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "All the reactions to the finals of the GB Elite Three Nations". England Boxing. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Seven women from GB Boxing squad set for action at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. ^ "HARRIS HALTS FRANK TO CLAIM BRITISH FLYWEIGHT TITLE IN ROTHERHAM". britishboxers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Tysie Gallagher vs. Tori-Ellis Willetts: A Double-Title Showdown With Major Implications". fightpost.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Tori-Ellis Willetts: "I want to be fast-tracked. I want to be in and out. As long as I achieve something, and win some titles, I'll be happy."". fightpost.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2024.