BKFC ring girl Carla Jade has gushed over Ebanie Bridges and her “amazing body” after the boxer was shamed for wearing lingerie during weigh-ins.
IBF bantamweight boxing champion Bridges has become a fan favourite as a result of her bubbly personality and jaw-dropping approach to weigh-ins. Most fighters see pre-fight preparations as a chore – but the Australian has instead made a ritual of parading around in skimpy lingerie.
While Bridges has successfully turned many a head, including promoter Eddie Hearn on several occasions, not everyone is a fan of her alluring displays.
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She was most notably dubbed a “skanky stripper wannabe” by her recent opponent and Australian rival Shannon O’Connell.
But brunette beauty Carla, who runs her own ring girl agency and works with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, has encouraged Bridges to carry on flaunting her body.
“She’s a great, amazing woman. A tough, tough woman as well. She’s brilliant,” said Carla.
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“I think people forget that these press conferences are promotion, we’re going to hype and amp things up. I think it was Tyson Fury who came out in a superhero costume. That’s it. That’s the whole point of them.
“Ebanie’s got an amazing body, why should she not show off? That’s her thing. I think it’s fine showing your body and being provocative with it. If people are sort of grabbing their boobs and doing suggestive things, I think that’s a different topic.
“But I think she’s a confident, strong, successful woman. It’s quite funny when she leaves people a bit shocked and I think it’s great.”
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Jade is no stranger to being perceived a certain way herself as a result of her work, which has seen her attend combat sport events across Europe. And she admits she was left disappointed by comments made by UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov towards ring girls, who he called “the most useless people in combat sports”.
But Carla, who is still a huge Khabib fan, believes she could change his perception if given the opportunity to sit down and explain her experiences.
“I’m sure if I really laid it down on him and we had a chat, I’d show him many uses,” she said. “Arrogant people out there could also say ‘fighters are useless. They’re not intelligent. They just throw punches’. But that’s wrong.”
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