Ellis Zorro


Ellis Zorro is a British professional boxer. He held the WBO European cruiserweight title in 2023.

Professional career

Zorro made his professional debut on 2 December 2017, defeating Jindrich Velecky in a four-round points victoryat York Hall in London.
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 vacant WBO European cruiserweight title at York Hall on 12 May 2023. He won the bout by seventh round technical knockout.
Returning once again to York Hall, he successfully defended the title with a unanimous decision win over Luca D'Ortenzi on 6 October 2023.
Zorro faced Jai Opetaia at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 23 December 2023, on the undercard of the at Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin fight. Although it was originally set to be for the IBF cruiserweight title, Opetaia vacated the title after the IBF, which wanted him to rematch against former champion Mairis Briedis, refused to sanction the fight against Zorro. Zorro lost by knockout in the first round.
He took on Cheavon Clarke for the vacant British cruiserweight title at First Direct Arena in Leeds on 25 May 2024, but was knocked out in the eighth round.
Zorro faced Aloys Youmbi for the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title at the International Centre in Bournemouth on 26 July 2025. He lost by unanimous decision.
He challenged English cruiserweight champion John Hedges at Indigo at The O2 in London on 17 December 2025, losing via unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss18–4John HedgesUD1017 Dec 2025Indigo at The O2, London, EnglandFor English cruiserweight title
21Loss18–3Aloys YoumbiUD1026 Jul 2025Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, EnglandFor vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
20Win18–2Viktar ChvarkouPTS617 Apr 2025BALLIN' Maidstone, Maidstone, England
19Loss17–2Cheavon ClarkeKO8, 2:5925 May 2024First Direct Arena, Leeds, EnglandFor vacant British cruiserweight title
18Loss17–1Jai OpetaiaKO1, 2:5623 Dec 2023Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFor The Ring cruiserweight title
17Win17–0Luca D'OrtenziUD106 Oct 2023York Hall, London, EnglandRetained WBO European cruiserweight title
16Win16–0Hosea BurtonTKO7, 1:2812 May 2023York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
15Win15–0Dec SpelmanPTS816 Sep 2022York Hall, London, England
14Win14–0Ricky ReevesUD314 May 2022Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
13Win13–0Jamie SmithUD314 May 2022Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
12Win12–0James Farrell314 May 2022Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
11Win11–0Ossie Jervier1, 1:1612 Feb 2022Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
10Win10–0Tomislav RudanTKO2, 2:1712 Nov 2021York Hall, London, England
9Win9–0Ossie JervierPTS614 Mar 2020York Hall, London, England
8Win8–0Dmitrij KalinovskijPTS630 Nov 2019York Hall, London, England
7Win7–0Jan HrazdiraTKO5, 2:527 Sep 2019York Hall, London, England
6Win6–0Paweł StrykowskiTKO1, 1:5629 Jun 2019York Hall, London, England
5Win5–0Kent KauppinenPTS49 Mar 2019York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0Krisztian HarangiTKO1, 1:451 Dec 2018York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0Remigijus ZiausysPTS49 Sep 2018York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Toni Bilic2, 0:113 Mar 2018York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0Jindrich Velecky42 Dec 2017York Hall, London, England