Ring girls are as much a part of boxing as the two fighters slugging it out inside the ring, but they will conspicuous by their absence when Anthony Joshua takes on Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
Due to strict laws concerning female attire in the Arabian Peninsula, there will be no ring girls for the duo’s heavyweight rematch in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, much to the disappointment of boxing fans.
But here at Daily Star Sport , we’re not ones to disappoint. We’ve come up with six of the sexiest boxing ring girls associated with Matchroom – Joshua’s promotors – who might otherwise be strutting their scantily-clad stuff this weekend.
Laura Stanford
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Gorgeous Laura Stanford is one of Joshua’s regular ring girls and would almost certainly have been entertaining boxing fans this weekend had his fight against Usyk been held in London.
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Laura has so far performed ring girl duties for AJ’s fights against Takam, Parker and Usyk when the British fighter took on the Ukrainian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September.
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The blonde babe has a huge 31,000 followers on Instagram, where she likes to keep fans updated on her life with sexy selfies and hot snaps from trips abroad. She took to Instagram to post after working on the first Joshua vs Usyk event 11 months ago, saying: “Unbelievable weekend in London at the Joshua Usyk fight with @matchroomboxing.
“It’s undeniable that these guys always go above and beyond to put on the best ever show for you all.”
Sophie Danvers
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Blonde bombshell Sophie Danvers is another regular presence at Joshua’s fights. Although she didn’t strut her stuff at AJ’s last meeting with Usyk, she did wow fans at his earlier victories over Joshua Parker and Carlos Takam.
Sophie is a model and her Instagram page is dedicated to stunning selfies from idyllic locations. Earlier this month she posted a snap of herself wearing a cute bikini, which clocked up almost 500 likes on the social media site.
The fashionista loves a good bikini pic almost as much as Joshua loves knocking out his opponents. She’ll be hoping that the Londoner can get the job done against Usyk tonight.
Jennifer McSween
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Completing Joshua’s trio of regular ring girls is brunette bombshell Jennifer McSween. The beauty performed ring card duties at AJ’s fights against Takam, Parker and last year against Usyk.
Jennifer has also strutted her stuff at bouts featuring Josh Warrington, but she reckons Joshua’s fights are up there as one of the biggest sporting events.
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“I think obviously it’s good to be back for an AJ fight because they’re always one of the biggest sporting events with a great atmosphere and build up to it etc,” she told Daily Star Sport last year.
Although she won’t be lighting up our screens from Saudi Arabia this weekend, boxing fans can still find Jennifer on Instagram, where she boasts an incredible 31,000 followers.
Megan Christie
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(Image: meganchristie1/Instagram)
Blonde rocket Megan Christie hasn’t been spotted at a Joshua fight just yet, but it might only be a matter of time before she is. Megan was ringside for Warrington’s rematch against Kiko Martinez in March and also works as a Monster Energy Girl in MotoGP.
When she’s not looking gorgeous at a sporting event, Megan enjoys posting on Instagram. She likes keeping her 21,000 followers up to date with sexy selfies from her life, plus updates about her family.
The 30-year-old was recently spotted at the Moto GP of Great Britain at Silverstone, where she posed alongside her fellow Monster Energy Girls with the caption: “Every blonde needs a brunette or 4. Happy monster girl Monday.”
Alissa King-Underwood
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(Image: alissadaisy/Instagram)
It’s fair to say Alissa King-Underwood has plenty going for her. Not only is she a Matchroom ring girl, having appeared ringside for last month’s clash between Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev, but she is also a Miss Swimsuit UK winner and a double Miss Cambridgeshire champion.
Alissa has been a busy girl in recent weeks, working her magic at the British super-lightweight title fight between Dalton Smith and Sam O’Maison earlier this month and at the British Touring Car Championship.
She has almost 10,000 followers on Instagram, and as a previous Miss Swimsuit UK winner, Alissa obviously loves nothing more than parading her gorgeous figure in assorted bikinis on the social media site.
Chloe Ellman-Baker
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Chloe Ellman-Baker is another stunning model who splits her time between boxing and British Touring Cars, regularly appearing as a ring girl and a grid girl for both organisations.
She has performed at a host of big boxing events and even met Eddie Hearn earlier this year. She uploaded a picture of herself with the Matchroom supremo, some 31 years after her mum had posed for a similar snap with Eddie’s father Barry.
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“Two Generations,” she commented. “Since a little girl I’ve always looked at my mums collage boards as inspiration of what I want to do when I’m older. This job was definitely up there and one I won’t forget. So here’s a mother and daughter post! @eddiehearn and I 2022 VS Barry Hearn and my mum in 1991!”
Chloe also loves showing off her fashion sense on Instagram, particularly when it comes to bikinis, and is an internationally published model.
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