Sydney boxer Ebanie Bridges, the "Blonde Bomber", has hit out at her critics after beating Mariá Cecilia Román to claim the IBF bantamweight world title.
That's what this belt represents to me," Bridges said. "That was a tough fight. "With the profile that she's built, now that she's proved that she's a real fighter and that she can win championships, she's in a great position." They're entertaining for the fans. Promoter Eddie Hearn said Bridges now had plenty of options, including a rematch with Courtenay, who was ringside for the bout and criticised Bridges for "flaunting" her body in an attempt to get eyeballs on women's boxing. "I love that kind of fight," Bridges said of the toe-to-toe battle that ensued, enrapturing the crowd.
Australia has another world champion on their hands after Ebanie Bridges secured the IBF women's bantamweight championship via a unanimous decision over ...
So hopefully I proved a lot of doubters (wrong).” “I can box, I can fight, and I can look hot on the scales. “And I feel extremely happy because it means everything that I’ve sacrificed, all the work that I’ve put in and everything that I’ve done, everything that’s got me to this point has all been worth it.
Former bodybuilder turned schoolteacher Ebanie Bridges has taken the bantamweight belt in an action-packed bout against Maria Cecilia Roman in Leeds.
'F*** you guys who think I can't fight, because I can f***ing fight. They're entertaining for the fans.' It was Roman's seventh defence of the belt and Bridges - a former bodybuilder who also works as a schoolteacher in Sydney - outworked her in the early rounds to open up a lead on points that the Argentinean couldn't overcome.
Australia's Ebanie Bridges is the new IBF bantamweight champion after a unanimous points win over Maria Cecilia Roman on the Kiko Martinez vs.
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Australia's Ebanie Bridges has claimed the IBF bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory in fron...
"What people haven't seen is the dedication... So hopefully I proved a lot of doubters." "I just want to say, can I f---ing fight or what?
Ebanie Bridges has answered her harshest critics, defeating Maria Cecilia Roman to clinch the IBF women's bantamweight title.
"I'm about entertaining and for me that was so fun. It was tough, she was the champion and she brought it and that was awesome. "I can f**king fight.