{"id":352452,"date":"2023-12-07T23:02:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T00:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=352452"},"modified":"2023-12-08T01:03:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T01:03:07","slug":"aussie-champs-takedown-of-equality-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=352452","title":{"rendered":"Aussie champ's takedown of 'equality' call"},"content":{"rendered":"

IBF\ufeff women's bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges<\/a> says she's open to fighting three-minute rounds but would have to be compensated for the extra time in the ring.<\/p>\n

Undisputed women's champion Amanda\ufeff Serrano relinquished her belt<\/a> due to the WBC's refusal to allow female boxers to fight three-minute rounds and 12-round title fights.<\/p>\n

Women's championship fights are typically scheduled for no more than 10 rounds, with each round lasting two minutes.<\/p>\n

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Serrano, 35, launched a campaign in October to have the choice to compete under the same rules as men.<\/p>\n

"The WBC has refused to evolve the sport for equality. So I am relinquishing their title," she wrote.<\/p>\n

"'Thankyou to the sanctioning bodies who have evolved for equality!"<\/p>\n

However, Bridges,\ufeff 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.<\/p>\n

\"Ebanie<\/p>\n

"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.<\/p>\n

"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?\ufeff<\/p>\n

"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."<\/p>\n

Bridges expressed frustration over finding an opponent for this fight against Yoshida, who is a replacement for\ufeff bantamweight contender Avril Mathie, who was forced to pull out because of an undisclosed injury, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The former mathematics teacher \ufefffrom 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.<\/p>\n

"This fight has had three opponent changes\ufeff, 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.<\/p>\n

"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.<\/p>\n

\"Ebanie<\/p>\n

"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.<\/p>\n

"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.<\/p>\n

"I started because I had goals. My goal was to be world champion. Once that happened my goal was to be undisputed.<\/p>\n

"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."<\/p>\n

Bridges (9-1, 4 KO), 37, won the title with a unanimous decision win over Maria Cecilia Roman in March 2022.<\/p>\n

She's made one successful defence, an eighth-round stoppage of Shannon O'Connell last December.<\/p>\n

Meantime, Yoshida (16-4) is 2-3 in her past five fights, including a loss by unanimous-decision to Shurretta Metcalf in early November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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