Boxing champion Ebanie Bridges says she "loves the community in Leeds" after moving to the city to peruse her dream.
The 36-year-old from Sydney has made quite the name for herself in the boxing industry - holding the IBF female bantamweight title since March this year. Her boldness has also drawn in fans as she is known for wearing next-to-nothing underwear during boxing weigh-ins, and becoming an OnlyFans star.
The 'Blonde Bomber' has drawn in a legion of Yorkshire fans since moving to Leeds and says told TalkSport the fans in the city "are the best". She will fight this weekend to defend her world title in Leeds at the First Direct Arena.
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Ebanie was a bodybuilder for 10 years before getting into the boxing scene. She also did well at school and trained to become a maths teacher.
Many may also recognise her from the Australia version of SAS Who Dares Win where she was sprayed in the face with pepper spray. The boxer decided to move to the UK after discovering that a number of combat sports for woman had not been legalised where she lived.
Since moving to Leeds she has had "a lot of love" and had built an unusual fanbase - with those on OnlyFans who regularly ask her for pictures of her socks or ask her to insult them. She has also has been asked to sell her dirty bath water.
Bridges has confessed the strange requests have helped her pay bills. She gets many requests through her Instagram page boasting 500,000 followers and fans
A few days ahead of her big fight in Leeds this weekend - where she will defend her title - the boxer posted video on Twitter confirming she is now on Only Fans. She is promising subscribers raunchy exclusive content not seen anywhere else.
She said: "I'm so excited to announce that I've joined OnlyFans, so now you can get exclusive content from my training, my everyday life, plus all the fun stuff.
"Subscribe to my OnlyFans so you can get exclusive content not seen anywhere else, you won't regret it." The Australian wore an 'OnlyFans' sticker on her stomach at her latest weigh-in on Friday, December 9.
The sports star has also become renowned for her bold attitude. In response to her critics, Bridges told the Boxing with Steve Bunce podcast: "People love real - and I don't give a f***. I am who I am. I do what I want, I say what I want, I dress how I want and I want other people to do that."
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