Ebanie Bridges was so assured that she would beat arch rival Shannon O’Connell that she backed herself to get the job carried out with one hand, it has been revealed.
The Blonde Bomber posted a picture of her swollen proper hand detailing that she suffered a damaged hand earlier than their bout for the IBF bantamweight title in Leeds final Saturday.
Bridges, 35, defeated her fellow Australian with a late knockout to defend her world championship, and stated that she will likely be out for a prolonged spell as she recovers from surgical procedure for the damage.
Ebanie Bridges has revealed that she broke her hand earlier than her combat with Shannon O’Connell
‘Booked in for surgical procedure on my hand this Friday. A whole lot of my camp was carried out with one hand. A whole lot of my sparring solely utilizing my left hand. However there was no means I used to be pulling out of that combat cos I knew I may batter her with 1 hand if wanted & I needed to, however now time to kind this.
‘It’s a reasonably intense surgical procedure, they take bone from my hip and fuse my joints collectively. Little bit of a prolonged restoration.. however I’m no stranger to accidents. Lol’.
The dangerous blood between the pair started earlier than the bout, with O’Connell branding her rival a ‘skanky stripper’ attributable to her behavior of carrying lingerie at her pre-fight weigh-ins.
The 39-year-old additionally tried to intimidate Bridges after they met face-to-face in Leeds final Thursday, telling her, ‘You are f**ked, b***h’ – solely to have her opponent giggle in her face.
The 35-year-old defended her IBF bantamweight title with a knockout victory final Saturday
O’Connell additionally insulted Bridges over her weight earlier than the bout, describing her as a ‘fats c***’ earlier than they stood on the scales.
Bridges was fast to deliver up the insults when she was interviewed after the grudge match was settled.
‘Not dangerous for a skanky stripper I need to say, not dangerous for a skanky stripper,’ she stated in her post-fight speech.
She took to Twitter on Wednesday to indicate off her swollen hand and desires surgical procedure
‘I am not often disrespectful to my opponent however she was so disrespectful to me the entire time. So I can not actually give her that a lot respect – she will be able to hit however.
‘She will be able to bang. She got here, she was hungry, she was fierce. However I used to be higher, and that is why I am the champion.
‘I hope the world, I hope Australia is happy with me now. We all know who the queen of Australian boxing is. I knew it was going to be the toughest combat of my profession, and it was.’
