IBF women's bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges says she's open to fighting three-minute rounds but would have to be compensated for the extra time in the ring.
Undisputed women's champion Amanda Serrano relinquished her belt due to the WBC's refusal to allow female boxers to fight three-minute rounds and 12-round title fights.
Women's championship fights are typically scheduled for no more than 10 rounds, with each round lasting two minutes.
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Serrano, 35, launched a campaign in October to have the choice to compete under the same rules as men.
"The WBC has refused to evolve the sport for equality. So I am relinquishing their title," she wrote.
"'Thankyou to the sanctioning bodies who have evolved for equality!"
However, Bridges, who will face former junior bantamweight champion Miyo Yoshida on on the Regis Prograis-Devin Haney undercard in San Francisco on Sunday (AEDT), told SecondsOut.com that such a move would require more money, not just for her but all female fighters.
"Pay me more and I'll fight threes (minutes). When you're getting paid $1 million a fight, you fight whatever you want, you know what I mean?" she said.
"A lot of girls, not me, are getting paid like 10 grand for world title fights. Why should we be putting in extra risk when we're not making that money?
"But I would like it, if we all train three we can do it. Amanda Serrano proved we can do it, women can do it but I think the money needs to come with it. It's all good for Amanda and the girls on top who are making that."
Bridges expressed frustration over finding an opponent for this fight against Yoshida, who is a replacement for bantamweight contender Avril Mathie, who was forced to pull out because of an undisclosed injury, according to reports.
The former mathematics teacher from Sydney said the uncertainty that comes with boxing can be difficult to deal with, especially since she's diversified her boxing career into OnlyFans fame and a sponsorship deal with a beer company owned by Conor McGregor.
"This fight has had three opponent changes, she's the fourth opponent. I had the person who was No.1 on my list say yes and then changed her mind," Bridges said.
"Then we had another one say yes then change her mind after a week. Then there was another one that said yes then changed her mind. It got to the point where I said, 'Why the f— am I doing this?'. Seriously, I make so much money. I'm not fighting for money.
"I'm absolutely not. Why do I need to put myself through this rollercoaster that is boxing, it's a f—ing brutal sport outside the ring than in the ring.
"In the ring is the fun part. Outside of it is more brutal. Then I reminded myself why I do this. I never started boxing for the money.
"I started because I had goals. My goal was to be world champion. Once that happened my goal was to be undisputed.
"Obviously I want to make the money, I deserve to get paid what I'm worth, which is a lot. But at the same time the goal is to be undisputed and that's what keeps me focused."
Bridges (9-1, 4 KO), 37, won the title with a unanimous decision win over Maria Cecilia Roman in March 2022.
She's made one successful defence, an eighth-round stoppage of Shannon O'Connell last December.
Meantime, Yoshida (16-4) is 2-3 in her past five fights, including a loss by unanimous-decision to Shurretta Metcalf in early November.
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