Tori-Ellis Willetts (born 25 May 1995) is an English professional boxer who as an amateur was a two-time national champion and represented her country internationally.

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 fights4
Wins4
Wins by KO1

Career edit

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]

Personal life edit

Willetts served in the British Army for several years before switching to becoming a reservist while also working as a PE teacher.[7]

Professional boxing record edit

4 fights 4 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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 edit

  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. ^ "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.