Ellis Zorro (born 5 October 1992) 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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes22Loss18–4John HedgesUD1017 Dec 202521Loss18–3Aloys YoumbiUD1026 Jul 202520Win18–2Viktar ChvarkouPTS617 Apr 202519Loss17–2Cheavon ClarkeKO8 (12), 25 May 202418Loss17–1Jai OpetaiaKO1 (12), 23 Dec 202317Win17–0Luca D'OrtenziUD106 Oct 202316Win16–0Hosea BurtonTKO7 (10), 12 May 202315Win15–0Dec SpelmanPTS816 Sep 202214Win14–0Ricky ReevesUD314 May 202213Win13–0Jamie SmithUD314 May 202212Win12–0James Farrell314 May 202211Win11–0Ossie Jervier1 (6), 12 Feb 202210Win10–0Tomislav RudanTKO2 (6), 12 Nov 20219Win9–0Ossie JervierPTS614 Mar 20208Win8–0Dmitrij KalinovskijPTS630 Nov 20197Win7–0Jan HrazdiraTKO5 (6), 7 Sep 20196Win6–0Paweł StrykowskiTKO1 (4), 29 Jun 20195Win5–0Kent KauppinenPTS49 Mar 20194Win4–0Krisztian HarangiTKO1 (4), 1 Dec 20183Win3–0Remigijus ZiausysPTS49 Sep 20182Win2–0Toni Bilic2 (4), 3 Mar 20181Win1–0Jindrich Velecky42 Dec 2017
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