It’s been two years since Eddie Hearn was left gazing at the heavens when Ebanie Bridges rocked up in her most daring lingerie outfit.
The 38-year-old boxing ace, affectionately known as ‘the Blonde Bomber’, is famed for her cheeky wit and risque underwear choices. Two years ago, before her 2022 weigh-in against Shannon O’Connell, she strutted her stuff in a see-through black bra paired with sultry lace knickers.
There is little Hearn has not seen in boxing, and after Bridges rocked up in her eye-popping outfit, there was little Hearn had not seen of Bridges. After boxing fans constantly teased his reactions to Bridges’ outfits, Hearn opted for the new tactic of completely looking away from the Australian.
Initially, Bridges teased the crowd by revealing a Leeds United shirt under her jacket. But the real showstopper was her white t-shirt emblazoned with ‘OnlyFans‘, which she whipped off to flaunt her lacy black get-up and a cheeky OnlyFans temporary tattoo on her belly.
As she hopped on the scales, Hearn’s eyes were spotted wandering off into the void. A year prior, Hearn shared his tactic for handling Bridges’ lingerie-clad weigh-ins when he said: “Anywhere the eyes look, there are cameras everywhere, do you know what I mean?
“So the best way to go about it is just to look somewhere else. Ebanie knows what she’s doing. She’s a tremendous fighter. Obviously, a lot of people want to see her weigh-in as well.
“It is what it is, but for me, it’s not about keeping composure, it’s about making sure the camera doesn’t catch me at a particular time where I might be looking somewhere that looks like I’m looking somewhere else. I’m respectful of that and I think I’ll just find a spot at the back of the wall somewhere.”
Ahead of the bout, O’Connell had infamously labelled Bridges as a “skanky stripper” and didn’t stop there with her tirades against the Aussie. Hitting back in a chat with Daily Mail Australia, Bridges lashed out and said: “She just hates me, and we’ve never met.
“She keeps saying things about me, calling me a ‘skanky stripper’ – I’m apparently ‘naked’ because I’m wearing lingerie. Everyone wears underwear. What the f***!
“The message I’m pushing is stop judging women. I’m embracing my femininity. She thinks I’m disrespecting the sport, but she’s getting the highest payday in her life times ten. All in one pay-check! She’s only known because of me now.”
Bridges confirmed her credentials as a top-tier fighter with a sterling performance against O’Connell. Bridges stopped O’Connell in the eighth round to defend her IBF bantamweight world championship title.
One year later, Bridges was dethroned by Japan’s Miyo Yoshida in San Francisco. Yoshida clinched the fight with a secure unanimous decision victory, with score cords of 91-99, 93-97, and 91-99 in her favour.