Ebanie Bridges books IBF title defence against rival she called ‘annoying c***’

Ebanie Bridges has called her upcoming opponent Shannon O'Connell an 'annoying c***' as her first title defence comes against an Australian rival with whom she shares history.

Matchroom have won the purse bid for Bridges' first IBF bantamweight title defence, which will come against veteran O'Connell to spark huge interest Down Under.

With O'Connell promising to 'punch holes' through her 'scared' Australian rival, Bridges has taken to Instagram to alter the nickname of her foe from Shotgun to Sh*tgun in a mark of disrespect.

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O'Connell, who has also been dubbed as The Queen of Australian Boxing, has won 23 of her 30 professional fights including eight bouts in a row since 2017.

O'Connell has said: "Ebanie Bridges pretends she doesn’t know me because she’s scared of me. I will punch holes through that girl."

With Bridges saying back in August, alongside her slightly altered version of the Shotgun nickname: "I can't wait to shut this annoying c*** up tbh."

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Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn tweeted: "Pleased to win the purse bid for the big all Australian World title clash between @EbanieBridges and Shannon O’Connell – date and venue announced soon!"

Bridges looked set to take on a voluntary title defence rather than the mandatory O'Connell, but will now face the experienced former WBF featherweight champion.

O'Connell has told Aus Boxing of the bout: "I am really excited that the fight is actually happening.

"I was a bit worried that if the fight was here, in Australia, that she was going to pull out."

Adding: "It's quite clear that we don't like each other so I only want to fight her."

Aus Boxing report that the bids submitted by both Matchroom and rival promoter No Limit were the biggest ever for an Australian women’s world title fight.

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