Ellis Zorro (born 5 October 1992) is a British
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...
.
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.
Zorro fought
Hosea Burton for the WBO European cruiserweight title on 12 May 2023 at
York Hall
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. He won the bout by seventh-round TKO to win the title.
Zorro faced
Jai Opetaia
Jai Opetaia (born 30 June 1995) is an Australian professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from 2022 until 2023, before vacating the title due to a disagreement with the IBF. He would however win the vacant titl ...
on 23 December, at
Day of Reckoning. 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. Zorro lost the fight by knockout in the first round.
Professional boxing record
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1992 births
Living people
English male boxers
People from Lewisham
Boxers from the London Borough of Lewisham
Cruiserweight boxers
21st-century English sportsmen