Glamorous Aussie boxer Ebanie Bridges beats bitter rival Shannon O’Connell to retain the IBF female bantamweight title in an epic showdown: ‘Not bad for a s***ky stripper!’
- Ebanie Bridges stopped Shannon O’Connell by TKO in the 8th round
- Bridges ended the fight with a monster combination against O’Connell
- Both fighters brought the action the entire bout with hardly a backward step
Australian boxing star Ebanie Bridges has beaten bitter rival Shannon O-Connell to retain the IBF female bantamweight title in an explosive showdown that lived up to every expectation.
The pair clashed in the biggest fight in the history of Australian women’s boxing as the co-main event for Josh Warrington’s IBF featherweight title bout against Luis Alberto Lopez.
Australian boxing star Ebanie Bridges has beaten bitter rival Shannon O-Connell to retain the IBF female bantamweight title in an explosive showdown that lived up to every expectation
Bridges walked through O’Connell’s shots to pin her opponent against the ropes for long periods of the bout and land damaging shots, after recovering well from a big shot in the first round
Bridges walked through O’Connell’s shots to pin her opponent against the ropes for long periods of the bout and land damaging shots, after recovering well from a big shot in the first round.
Bridges dropped O’Connell with a stunning right hand in the third round and had O’Connell rocked – but the challenger fought back bravely and landed excellent counters of her own.
The Blonde Bomber was relentless however, and dominated the remaining rounds with superior stamina and more accurate punches – leading to the fight being stopped in Round 8.
Bridges dropped O’Connell with a stunning right hand in the third round and had O’Connell rocked – but the challenger fought back bravely and landed excellent counters of her own
‘Not bad for a skanky stripper I must say, not bad for a skanky stripper,’ Bridges said afterwards.
‘I’m not usually disrespectful to my opponent but she was so disrespectful to me the whole time. So I can’t really give her that much respect – she can hit but. She can bang.
‘She came, she was hungry, she was fierce. But I was better, and that’s why I’m the champion.’
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