Ellis Zorro

Ellis Zorro
Born (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32)
Lewisham, London, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins17
Wins by KO7
Losses2

Ellis Zorro (born 5 October 1992) is a British professional boxer.

Professional career

Zorro made his professional debut on 2 December 2017, defeating Jindrich Velecky in a four-round points victory.

On 14 May 2022, at the Boxxer Series cruiserweight tournament, Zorro defeated James Farrell and Jamie Smith in the quarterfinal and semifinal respectively, before defeating Ricky Reeves to win the tournament.[1][2]

Zorro fought Hosea Burton for the WBO European cruiserweight title on 12 May 2023 at York Hall. He won the bout by seventh-round TKO to win the title.[3][4]

Zorro faced Jai Opetaia on 23 December, at Day of Reckoning.[5] Although it was originally for the IBF World cruiserweight title, Opetaia vacated the title after IBF, that wanted a rematch against former champion Mairis Briedis, ruled to not sanction the fight against Zorro.[6] Zorro lost the fight by knockout in the first round.[7][8]

Professional boxing record

19 fights 17 wins 2 losses
By knockout 7 2
By decision 10 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Loss 17–2 Cheavon Clarke KO 8 (12), 2:59 25 May 2024 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England For vacant British cruiserweight title
18 Loss 17–1 Jai Opetaia KO 1 (12), 2:56 23 Dec 2023 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia For The Ring cruiserweight title
17 Win 17–0 Luca D'Ortenzi UD 10 6 Oct 2023 York Hall, London, England Retained WBO European cruiserweight title
16 Win 16–0 Hosea Burton TKO 7 (10), 1:28 12 May 2023 York Hall, London, England Won vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
15 Win 15–0 Dec Spelman PTS 8 16 Sep 2022 York Hall, London, England
14 Win 14–0 Ricky Reeves UD 3 14 May 2022 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
13 Win 13–0 Jamie Smith UD 3 14 May 2022 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
12 Win 12–0 James Farrell UD 3 14 May 2022 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
11 Win 11–0 Ossie Jervier KO 1 (6), 1:16 12 Feb 2022 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
10 Win 10–0 Tomislav Rudan TKO 2 (6), 2:17 12 Nov 2021 York Hall, London, England
9 Win 9–0 Ossie Jervier PTS 6 14 Mar 2020 York Hall, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Dmitrij Kalinovskij PTS 6 30 Nov 2019 York Hall, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Jan Hrazdira TKO 5 (6), 2:52 7 Sep 2019 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Paweł Strykowski TKO 1 (4), 1:56 29 Jun 2019 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Kent Kauppinen PTS 4 9 Mar 2019 York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Krisztian Harangi TKO 1 (4), 1:45 1 Dec 2018 York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Remigijus Ziausys PTS 4 9 Sep 2018 York Hall, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Toni Bilic TKO 2 (4), 0:11 3 Mar 2018 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Jindrich Velecky PTS 4 2 Dec 2017 York Hall, London, England

References

  1. ^ Hogwood, Cameron (15 May 2022). "Ellis Zorro defeats Ricky Reeves in final of Boxxer Series cruiserweight tournament in Manchester". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ "Ellis Zorro crowned BOXXER Series cruiserweight champion". Sky Sports. 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ Cawley, Richard (17 May 2023). "Lewisham cruiserweight Zorro wins WBO European title with Millwall fan Bourke also a victor at York Hall show". South London Press. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ Taylor, Declan (17 May 2023). "Ellis Zorro Blasts Out Hosea Burton in Seven Rounds at York Hall". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Anthony Joshua returns against Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder faces Joseph Parker on same bill in Saudi Arabia". Sky News. 15 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Aussie champ loses belt over Saudi 'no brainer'". wwos.nine.com.au.
  7. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (23 December 2023). "Jai Opetaia KO's Ellis Zorro in first round". FIGHTMAG.
  8. ^ McCartney, Damien. "Aussie's 'ruthless' KO sends Brit 'into the shadow realm'". wwos.nine.com.au.