The IBO super bantamweight belt holder was the number one challenger for the IBF title held by England's Ellie Scotney.

The latest IBF rankings update has dropped Motu to second, behind Brit Ramla Ali .

Motu defends her IBO world title against India's Chandni Mehra in Whangarei next month.

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