Tori-Ellis Willetts (born 25 May 1995) is an English professional boxer. As an amateur, she was a two-time elite national champion, GB Tri-Nation champion and represented her country internationally.
Amateur career Willetts won the England Boxing National Amateur Championships female elite under 51 kg title in 2018 and 2019 defeating Stevie Pitts and Chloe Watson respectively in the finals. Representing England, she won the 2018 GB Elite Three Nations defeating Helen Jones from Wales in the final.
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.
Professional career 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 which was shown live on the BBC iPlayer.
Unbeaten in her first five pro-fights, she challenged British and Commonwealth female super-bantamweight champion Tysie Gallagher at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield on 27 September 2024 with the vacant WBO International female super-bantamweight title also on the line, but lost by unanimous decision.
Willetts fought future world champion Melissa Mortensen at Sydbank Arena in Kolding, Denmark, on 31 January 2026, losing the eight-round contest via unanimous decision.
Personal life Willetts served in the British Army before switching to becoming a reservist while also working as a PE Teacher.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes9Loss7–2Melissa MortensenUD831 Jan 20268Win7–1Gemma RueggPTS85 Oct 20257Win6–1Beccy FergusonPTS614 Feb 20256Loss5–1Tysie GallagherUD1027 Sep 20245Win5–0Kerry OrtonPTS429 Jun 20244Win4–0Liubov OkshaPTS610 May 20243Win3–0Ivanka IvanovaPTS620 Oct 20232Win2–0Wendellin CruzPTS630 Jul 20231Win1–0Klaudia FerencziTKO3 (6), 5 May 2023
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