Ebanie Bridges opens up on being pregnant, one factor she’s lacking and combat return date
“Obviously my big news is out,” Ebanie Bridges told Daily Star Sport.
The Blonde Bomber, 38, shocked the boxing world when she made the trip to Newcastle in September to watch her pal Elle Brooke headline Misfits Boxing’s 18th X Series event. Bridges, who had kept a low profile since her loss to Miyo Yoshida last December, turned up with a baby bump.
“I’m pregnant,” she added. However, boxing remains an itch that needs to be scratched, adding that once she’s given birth she’ll “be looking to get back in the ring and hopefully get some belts back!”
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Bridges last bout saw her drop the IBF female bantamweight title, which she won after beating María Cecilia Román in March 2022 – going onto to retain it against Shannon O’Connell that December.
It was in her second title defence, Bridges dropped the belt. But she has golden dream once more, and when asked what she’s up to at the moment, Bridges replied: “I’m training.
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“Training what I can and what I can do. Trying to keep myself fit and same I’m in the gym. I’m training a friend. I’m training for her while prepping her for her fights as well, so helping others fighters as well. While I’m not in full force.
“I’ve got very itchy knuckles, and I’m hanging to get back into the ring big time.”
However, what Bridges is missing the most comes from an unexpected source: “I never thought I’d say it but I miss running, I kind of wish I could run. But you say that to me when I can actually run enough when I can actually run I f**ing hate it. They’ll be a time for that!”
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The Australian, who has become an adopted Yorkshire lass, has staged three of her last four bouts in Leeds – and she joked she’s hoping to make a return to the city in the future.
Bridges is hoping to be back in the ring by the end of next year – and surely some gold will some follow.
