A ring girl blasted promoters after she was allegedly dropped for a boxing bout between Anthony Mundine and Danny Green because her ‘breasts were too big’.
Sev Philippou claimed she was initially chosen by organisers as one of four girls to be on the card, but just hours before the fight she was told she would not be working that night.
The 25-year-old beauty claimed she learned she was no longer needed after going in for a dress fitting.
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Philippou, who works as a model, told The Advertiser in 2017: “It’s so unfair, I’m still a bit shocked, it just didn’t seem like an issue. There was no issue at the fitting, they could have altered the dress. It’s discriminating against me because my boobs are real, and they didn’t say a word about it at the fitting. No one apologised, I was just ignored.”
A South Australian Tourism Commission spokesperson informed the Daily Mail Australia that it was the promoter who had the ‘final say on all aspects of the event’.
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“Casting is managed by the promoters and is dependent on the event requirements,” a spokesperson said.
After being cut from the event, Philippou took to Facebook to slam the incident. “I am damn proud of my REAL boobs,” she wrote. “I refuse to sit quietly and be told I do not fit into a ridiculous standard of what a girls body should look like to represent South Australia to the world.
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“Especially when the Boxing Association wanted my look and had chosen me to represent there sport tonight.”
Green defeated Mundine in the final clash via a split points decision at Adelaide Oval in February 2017. The judges scored 94-94, 96-94 and 98-90. Green ended his career with the win, but Mundine continued for another four fights before hanging up his gloves in 2021.
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