Tori-Ellis Willetts
Tori-Ellis Willetts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 May 1995 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | The Tornado |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | 54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st) |
| Boxing record | |
| Wins | 2 |
| Wins by KO | 1 |
| No contests | 2 |
Tori-Ellis Willetts (born 25 May 1995)[1] is a professional bantamweight boxer, former Team Great Britain Olympic Boxing Squad and a British Army Elite Sports Women who served as a Gunner.
Willetts won the England Boxing national elite under 51kg championships in 2018 and 2019 beating Stevie Pitts and Chloe Watson respectively in the finals.[2] In 2017 she also won Gold at the Three nations (GB’S) in Sheffield representing England. Tori-Ellis has won numerous medals at international tournament representing her country at the highest level.
In 2019 Willetts was selected to compete at the World Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia,[3] where she lost by unanimous decision to Gabriela Dimitrova in the round of 32.[4]
Tori-Ellis Willetts turned professional in November 2022 with Max McCracken as her coach. Willetts signed her first professional deal with Dennis Hobson, Fight Zone. On 5 May 2023 Willetts made her professional debut live on BBC Iplayer against Klaudia Ferenczi at the Magna Centre in Rotherham, winning the bout by TKO.
References[edit]
- ^ "AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2019 | Entry List by NOC" (PDF). AIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Roll of honour - female championships". englandboxing.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Seven GB women named for 2019 World Championships in Russia". World Boxing News. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Seven women from GB Boxing squad set for action at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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