“I’ve Got Massive Tits, I’m Gonna Show It Off” Boxer Ebanie Bridges on Her Lingerie Weigh-Ins
Ebanie Bridges has never been one to apologize for showing off her body, and she has a decade of bodybuilding experience to back up her confidence. The Australian boxer, known as the “Blonde Bomber,” recently defended her decision to wear lingerie to weigh-ins by pointing to her 10-year career in competitive bodybuilding, where she stood on stage in minimal clothing and posed for judges. For Bridges, the weigh-in scale is simply another stage where she can display the physique she has worked hard to build through dieting and training.
Ebanie Bridges
The 39-year-old former IBF bantamweight champion has been forthright about her reasoning, stating that she likes lingerie, has what she describes as large breasts, and sees no reason to hide her body. In an interview, she explained:
“I wear lingerie, I like lingerie, I’ve got massive t***, I’m gonna f****** show it off. I was a bodybuilder for 10 years. I used to stand on stage in a tiny little G-string, flexing, posing and being all cute. People don’t wanna see, watch girls that look like boys, box. I’m sorry, they don’t. It’s gonna be very hard to get eyes on the sport by doing the same thing. So we need to change s*** up. And I thought, well I’m the girl for it. Because I’ll do whatever, I don’t give a f*** what people think If you like it, you like it, if you don’t, don’t watch me, f*** off, I don’t give s***.”
Bridges argues that women’s boxing is a small niche that requires different marketing strategies to attract attention. She believes audiences are less interested in watching female fighters who minimize their femininity to fit into what has traditionally been a male-dominated sport. Her approach is calculated: if the sport is going to grow, it needs personalities willing to shake things up, and Bridges positioned herself as exactly that kind of fighter.
Bridges competed as a bodybuilder for eight to ten years, winning numerous regional and state titles in Australia before transitioning to professional boxing in 2019. Her bodybuilding background gave her the discipline that she carried into boxing, and it also shaped her view of the weigh-in as a performance opportunity rather than just a formality. She has described bodybuilding as potentially the most disciplined sport in the world, requiring 24-hour commitment to diet and training, which she says was even harder than boxing.
The business side of her image is equally important. Female boxers face a massive pay gap compared to male fighters, with many champions earning as little as $4,000 to $25,000 per fight. Bridges has been open about supplementing her boxing income by modelling, where she posts content and has become one of the top earners in combat sports. She has defended this decision by noting that boxing does not pay enough, especially when fights are infrequent, and that she has no intention of waiting around broke while hoping for a promoter to book her.
Critics have accused Bridges of setting women’s boxing back or acting inappropriately, but she has consistently dismissed those concerns. Her response to detractors is blunt: if people do not like her approach, they can simply not watch her. Bridges insists that her weigh-in outfits are a personal expression and a rejection of the expectation that female fighters should downplay their femininity to be taken seriously. She has pointed out that male fighters also weigh in wearing minimal clothing, and the main difference is her body type.
Ebanie Bridges vs. Alexis Araiza Mones
Bridges captured the IBF bantamweight title in March 2022 by defeating Maria Cecilia Roman in Leeds, becoming a world champion in just her ninth professional fight. She successfully defended the title once before losing it to Japan’s Miyo Yoshida in December 2023 in San Francisco. The loss to Yoshida was a shock, as Bridges entered the fight as a heavy favorite but was outboxed over 10 rounds. Bridges handled the defeat with grace, offering no excuses and congratulating Yoshida, who fought as a late replacement and delivered an inspired performance.
After the loss, Bridges took time away from boxing to give birth to her first child, Ezerra Ray Brook, in February 2025. The father is fellow boxer and former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook, with whom she now lives in Sheffield, England. In July 2025, Bridges signed a promotional deal with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, which expressed enthusiasm about working with a fighter who brings new audiences into the sport.
Bridges will return to the ring on January 3, 2026, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the undercard of Amanda Serrano’s rematch with Erika Cruz. Her opponent will be American Alexis Araiza Mones, who holds a record of 3-2-1 with one knockout. The fight is scheduled for eight two-minute rounds at bantamweight, and it will mark Bridges’ first bout in over two years. The Serrano-Cruz rematch is expected to be a major event, with Serrano defending her WBO and WBA featherweight titles in front of a home crowd after back-to-back losses to Katie Taylor. For Bridges, the fight represents the start of her comeback and an opportunity to rebuild toward another world title shot.
