Ebanie Bridges

Ebanie Bridges has always been known for pushing the boundaries in boxing and now she has taken it one step further.The IBF bantamweight world champio.

The Blonde Bomber, known for stripping down to her underwear during her pre-fight weigh-ins, broke the news just before taking to the scales in a jaw-dropping ...

Aussie Bridges takes on fellow Australian Shannon O'Connell. when she puts her IBF Bantamweight title on the line on Saturday evening. The 36-year-old has ...

BLONDE BOMBER Ebanie Bridges stripped down to see-through lingerie as she plugged her new OnlyFans account at a weigh-in.Bridges is putting her IBF ba.

No she’s not – she knows what she’s about." "She knows everything she’s doing. She knows what she’s doing getting on those scales half naked in her lingerie.

THE BLONDE Bomber Ebanie Bridges steps back in the boxing ring this weekend.And up next is defending of her IBF bantamweight title against Shannon O'C.

This is some scrap here. Round Two Into round three... Round three Into round four... Into round five... Round four Into round six... I hope everybody knows who the queen of Australian boxing is now!" Into round eight... Round six Round seven

'You're s***ting yourself': All-Aussie title bout erupts in wild weigh-in as champ makes shock reveal.

I get in the ring, I’m a champion.” Because when I get in the ring I do the job. I think she’s just trying to say things, I think she’s filling her head with delusions like she has been for two years.” I just played with it a little bit. “But with Shannon O’Connell calling me a skanky stripper and hating me so much, I just thought this is perfect. I always thought about doing it at a weigh in.

THE BLONDE Bomber Ebanie Bridges steps back in the boxing ring this weekend.And up next is defending of her IBF bantamweight title against Shannon O'C.

This is some scrap here. Round Two Into round three... Round three Into round four... Into round five... Round four Into round six... I hope everybody knows who the queen of Australian boxing is now!" Into round eight... Round six Round seven

Ebanie Bridges has proved her knockout power in the ring and on social media in recent years, setting pulses racing all too often with her raunchy Instagram ...

[She recently re-uploaded it](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-naked-photo-instagram-28607355) but this time wisely added a peach emoji to cover up, recalling: "That photo nearly broke the internet this New Years and nearly got me banned." The Blonde Bomber is the very definition of a tease and she was up to her old tricks with this selfie in her car. Another said: "Take the twins out for lunch? She invited fans to zoom in on the Yorkshire white rose she's had inked on her arm in honour of her beloved footy club. [received a warning from the social media](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-instagram-post-deleted-25833287) site for nudity. Very odd." [launching an OnlyFans](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/breaking-ebanie-bridges-launches-onlyfans-28695157). [left little to the imagination](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-selfie-leeds-tattoo-28242759) when showing off her [Leeds United](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/leeds-united-fc) tattoo in October. And her 500K plus [comments section](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-instagram-ring-girls-28697195#comments-section) below [Her iconic scantily-clad weigh-ins](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/every-one-ebanie-bridges-lingerie-28688816) have become one of the most eagerly anticipated parts of her fight weeks. [Ebanie Bridges](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/ebanie-bridges) is set to make her long-awaited return to [boxing](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/) for her first IBF bantamweight title defence against Shannon O'Connell.

Bantamweight world champion Bridges gets to finally defend her title against fellow Australian Shannon O'Connell at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.

I know that she’s a great fighter and I know that she’s going to come and bring it. I just know that belt is going to stay with me and it’s my destiny to continue to be a World Champion. I have faith in myself and in my team.” And she has got fans back on her side for this one against O'Connell, who is the perfect foil to her style in front of the camera. The main card will then take place at 9pm, with three fights following the screening of England's World Cup quarter final with France in the arena. The 'Blonde Bomber' won the bantamweight world title back in March, and despite multiple attempts to get on other Matchroom cards, has been unable to defend it until now.

Ebanie Bridges will attempt her first defence of the IBF women's bantamweight belt when she faces her Australian compatriot, Shannon O'Connell.

- DAZN card : 9 p.m. GMT / 4:51 p.m. O'Connell ringwalks (approx): 9:51 p.m. What time is the Bridges vs. GMT / 4 p.m. Date, start time

Bantamweight world champion Bridges gets to finally defend her title against fellow Australian Shannon O'Connell at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.

I know that she’s a great fighter and I know that she’s going to come and bring it. I just know that belt is going to stay with me and it’s my destiny to continue to be a World Champion. I have faith in myself and in my team.” And she has got fans back on her side for this one against O'Connell, who is the perfect foil to her style in front of the camera. The main card will then take place at 9pm, with three fights following the screening of England's World Cup quarter final with France in the arena. The 'Blonde Bomber' won the bantamweight world title back in March, and despite multiple attempts to get on other Matchroom cards, has been unable to defend it until now.

Bridges, the world bantamweight champion, defends her title for the first time in Leeds tonight, and has recently launched a partnership with subscription ...

I expect similar controversy with this, but I thrive off of being a pioneer in the sport and hope to inspire many other women to be able to act freely without concern over how they will be judged” OnlyFans is known culturally for explicit or adult content, but the brand are attempting to broaden their horizons and have signed a number of fighters in recent weeks. Bridges came in at championship weight of just under 118lb, as did O'Connell, after a weight cut that included a lengthy stint in the bath to get the last few pounds off.

The Blonde Bomber has been locked in a war of words with fellow Australian Shannon O'Connell who she will fight tonight in Leeds defending of her ...

"The rivalry probably came from me not liking the way Ebanie conducts herself," O'Connell recently said. She said: “That’s bull****, she’s a fat c***. I should be super-fly really, so that's a bit of a disadvantage. During weigh-ins Bridges parades around in skimpy lingerie and she has no plans to stop anytime soon. Mother-of-three O'Connell ramped up the war of words by describing Bridges as a 'skanky stripper'. That's a whole weight division.

Ebanie Bridges was once a ring-girl, but is now a serious professional fighter as she prepares to defend her IBF female bantamweight title against Shannon ...

O'Connell, 39, was also seen shooting [a disgusted glance at the champion as she stripped off for the scales](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-shannon-oconnell-lingerie-28695921). [promoter Eddie Hearn trying desperately hard not to look](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/eddie-hearn-weigh-ebanie-bridges-28695269). The same venue will host her first defence against 'The Queen of Australian boxing'. The presence of ring-girls has become the subject of debate in combat sports, but Bridges said she "loved" everything about her old job: "I loved being part of the entertainment, being paid to watch those fights," she added. [Ebanie Bridges' rival's bitter reaction to see-through lingerie spotted at side of stage](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-shannon-oconnell-lingerie-28695921) [Eddie Hearn doesn't dare look at Ebanie Bridges in see-through lingerie at weigh-in](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/eddie-hearn-weigh-ebanie-bridges-28695269) [Ebanie Bridges launches OnlyFans account as fans joke they'll be 'skint'](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/breaking-ebanie-bridges-launches-onlyfans-28695157) [Ebanie Bridges' see-through lingerie during weigh-in leaves fans open-jawed](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-stuns-weigh-in-28691276) [damaging the reputation of women's boxing](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-shannon-oconnell-fight-28487440) by posing in her famous lingerie during weigh-ins. [out-pointing Argentinian fighter Maria Cecilia Roman in the First Direct Arena](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/breaking-ebanie-bridges-boxing-roman-26565230). But the 36-year-old Australian has never been shy of being scantily clad in public. "You’ve got people saying it’s sexist, it’s objectifying… "I was a ring girl. [who traded warring words throughout their final face-off](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-shannon-oconnell-boxing-28696434). Her eye-catching behaviour seemed the perfect response to O'Connell branding her [a "fat c**t" amid a barrage of insults during the build-up](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/boxing/ebanie-bridges-shannon-oconnell-fat-28689294).

Leeds United fan Ebanie Bridges fights on the undercard of Josh Warrington vs Luis Alberto Lopez on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.

Bridges has also shown her support for the Whites by posing with a scarf and visiting Elland Road. [Warrington](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/all-about/josh-warrington), she also shares a love of Leeds United with the 32-year-old IBF featherweight champion. She revealed on [Ray Parlour and Alan Brazil's 'Pub Talk' YouTube show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yQJNA4yst0&t=127s) that her early love of the club stemmed from Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell's time at the club. "Obviously when I played football in the late 90s and early 00s Leeds was huge in Australia. When prompted by Parlour, who guessed that Viduka was the inspiration behind her support, she said: "He's my fave, what an animal." She will now face the first defence of her crown against former two-weight world champion Shannon O'Connell, with their fight taking place at the First Direct Arena.