Aussie champ's fury at 'shameful' post-fight move

The combat mightiness beryllium implicit but the warfare of words surely isn't.

Following Ebanie Bridges' eighth-round stoppage of Shannon O'Connell In Leeds connected the weekend, it appears things person not simmered down aft some women took their grudge lucifer into the ring.

Bridges continued her verbal spar with her bitter rival aft imaginativeness emerged of O'Connell flipping the vertebrate astatine a rival protagonist arsenic the TKO triumph to Bridges was being announced.

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Ebanie Bridges and Shannon OConnell speech blows during their IBF Women's World Bantamweight rubric combat astatine First Direct Arena successful Leeds. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) (Getty)

It's understood that O'Connell's motion was directed astatine Bridges' person and chap Aussie boxer Skye Nicolson.

Nicolson was moving arsenic a commentator for the bout and precocious joined Bridges successful signing with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.

She said O'Connell did not instrumentality the nonaccomplishment good and described her actions arsenic "rude".

Ebanie Bridges (left) is declared the victor implicit Shannon O'Connell aft their IBF Bantamweight World Title bout astatine the First Direct Arena, Leeds. Picture date: Saturday December 10, 2022. (Photo by Tim Goode/PA Images via Getty Images) (PA Images via Getty Images)

"I consciousness similar Shannon conscionable takes things precise personally," she said connected Instagram.

"I was cheering for my person who supports my boxing career. And I enactment her and her boxing career. I was clapping for my person portion they were announcing the decision. And portion she was lasting successful the mediate of the ringing she flipped the vertebrate and said "f--- you s---"."

Ebanie Bridges pokes amusive astatine Shannon O'Connell astatine the weigh-in. (PA Images via Getty Images)

"Rude. A small spot personal, but that's OK".

In defence of Nicolson, Bridges took a swipe astatine O'Connell with a bid of posts connected her Instagram stories.

She said successful 1 shared post: "I enactment her backmost successful her place".

She said successful different post: "Can't judge Shannon stuck her digit up astatine @skyebnic Center ringing and said 'f--- you s---'. Shame".

She besides captioned 1 photograph which showed her landing a powerfulness punch: "I did it for each those girls successful Aus who got crap decisions against this woman".

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