Ebanie Bridges cheeky gift for boxing boss Eddie Hearn ahead of bantamweight clash

Aussie boxer Ebanie Bridges cheekily offered a British promoter a pair of sunglasses to wear after she stripped down to her underwear.

Ebanie Bridges, also known as the “Blonde Bomber”, stripped down to her underwear for the weigh-ins ahead of her showdown with Maria Cecilia Roman in Leeds.

The Australian will challenge Roman for the IBF women’s bantamweight title on Sunday AEDT on the undercard of Josh Warrington’s rematch with Kiko Martinez.

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And she donned nothing but her skimpies for the weigh-ins and her final face-off with Roman, The Sun reported.

Bridges recently poked fun at British promoter Eddie Hearn for not looking at her during weigh-ins, playfully mocking him on social media.

“Eddie Hearn’s great. I mean, I don’t know — he’s hardly ever looking at me,” Bridges said on an Instagram Q&A.

“He checks out the floor and the ceiling a lot.”

And ahead of Saturday’s weigh-in, Bridges cheekily offered Hearn a pair of sunglasses to wear.

When u try help a mate out, and give him sunglasses so he doesn’t have to hurt his neck looking at the ceiling but he puts them in his pocket instead. Come on @EddieHearn, I’ll have ‘em back then… make some money off ‘em 😂😂😂😂😂#BlondeBomber#EddieHearn#WeighInpic.twitter.com/AUA79bWj12

— Blonde Bomber 🥊💁🏼‍♀️ (@EbanieBridges) March 25, 2022

Bridges had no problem making weight, coming in a pound under the 53kg limit.

And she made sure to strike some quick poses before going face-to-face with the defending champion.

Bridges’ choice of attire for weigh-ins have been deemed inappropriate by some, including former foe Shannon Courtenay, who said: “Hard work and dedication gets you here, not flaunting your body.”

But Bridges pays no attention to her critics’ comments on her outfits, recently telling Steve Bunce: “People love real – and I don’t give a f***.

“I am who I am. I do what I want, I say what I want, I dress how I want and I want other people to do that.

“In the UK, people love others who work hard and I think people see that.

“The Blonde Bomber” from Australia, Ebanie Bridges has a playful post-weigh-in face off while @EddieHearn tries desperately not to look down. @DAZNBoxing@EbanieBridges@ThirteenthRound#boxingpic.twitter.com/ZtVu4AtMmX

— Large (@LargeBarstool) March 25, 2022

“I have a genuine appreciation for my fans, if it wasn’t for my fans then I would not be here.

“When I was bodybuilding I used to always be on stage in my g-string, kind of like what I do on the boxing scales.

“I did that for 10 years, women’s combat sports only became legal in 2008 and I was deep into my bodybuilding career – then I started boxing after finishing that, I wanted to give it a crack.

“Don’t watch my weigh-ins if you don’t like it. I don’t really care to be honest, because I am not going to change.

“I love weigh-in dates, it’s a cool day and it’s the start towards the fight. I have a lot of fun.”

The 35-year-old insists she’s not intentionally sexualising the sport, telling The I: “I’m not using sex to sell, I’m just using myself, and if I’m sexy then f**k it.

“It’s OK to be a woman in boxing, we don’t have to be masculine.

“It’s great to see the girls now wearing make-up and dressing up. I’m breaking down the stereotypes of female boxing.”

— with The Sun