IBF Bantamweight Champion Ebany Bridges (9-1, 4 KOs) won by technical knockout in the eighth round over Shannon O'Connell (23-7-1, 11 KOs) on the undercard of the Warrington-Lopez evening at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. O'Connell got off to a good start in the first and second rounds, but Bridges was able to send her to the floor in the third round and a one-sided beating ensued until referee Howard Foster stopped the fight at 1:45 of the eighth round.
Ebany Bridges and Shannon O'Connell passed the official weigh-in procedure on the eve of their fight on the upcoming Saturday in Leeds, UK. In a duel between two athletes from Australia, Bridges will defend his IBF bantamweight title. Bridges weighed 53.4 kg, O'Connell - 53.2 kg.