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It was far from an easy day at the office, but Scotney proved her worth against a game challenger.<\/p>\n
The home fighter started well, landing a crunching left hook and a jab to the body in round one, before the head clash in a clinch caused blood to pour down from her left eye.<\/p>\n
Scotney’s corner went to work on the cut between rounds. Earlier this month, her stablemate Caroline Dubois’ world-title defence ended in a technical draw after an accidental clash of heads.<\/p>\n
Motu took the centre of ring and showed strong fundamentals and a willingness to trade, landing an impressive combination in the fourth.<\/p>\n
But Scotney began to control the contest with her quick feet. The Catford fighter switched attacks from to head and body, before expertly moving out of range.<\/p>\n
Two body shots, an uppercut and three clean rights landed flush on Motu in the fifth.<\/p>\n
“Shane, shall I go forward?”, Scotney asker her trainer, Shane McGuigan, before the seventh.<\/p>\n
Motu, vying to become New Zealand’s first unified world champion, did not alter her gameplan but Scotney was wise to it.<\/p>\n
She continued to pick Motu apart in the closing rounds as the two fighters embraced at the final bell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n