After becoming Britain's youngest undisputed champion, Scotney eager to start from scratch

July 31 : Ellie Scotney is relishing the prospect of building from the ground up and showing her best at featherweight, after having won everything there was to win at 122 pounds.

The 28-year-old became Britain's youngest undisputed champion in the four-belt era when she beat Mayelli Flores by unanimous decision in April, after which she quickly vacated her belts and announced she would be moving up a division.

"It was a weird one because before I even went into that fight I knew that as soon as that was done, I would be moving up," Scotney told Reuters by video call.

"Holding on to 122 pounds was hard but it was for the sole purpose of being undisputed. The fact that I had to go champion to champion to champion to champion, it was like 'once I've done that, what else was there to chase?'

"I've always been a person that prides themselves on integrity and challenges themselves... I just knew as soon as I stepped out of that ring that it's time to start all over again. That feeling excites me just as much as becoming undisputed."

Scotney said making the weight at 122 pounds had become an increasingly gruelling ordeal, even getting to a point where she required an emergency haircut.

"It should always be hard to make the weight but this time was probably the hardest," she added.

"It came to the last bit where I had to cut my hair. I used to have long hair which got cut, and I'd end up a skinhead if I stayed there I reckon.

"Now I'm stepping up to featherweight, I believe that will be where you will see the best of me, for sure."

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Scotney's first assignment at featherweight is set to come against American Tiara Brown, who defended her WBC title against Hannah Rapp last month.

Pressed on who she might target down the