Boxing champ Ebanie Bridges reveals why she does NOT want women to be equal with men in the ring – unless the sport makes one big change

Australian IBF women's bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges is willing to compete in three-minute round fights just like male fighters do, but won't make the step up unless she gets paid for the extra time she spends in the ring .

Amanda Serrano, an undisputed women's champion, had previously vacated her title as a result of the WBC's decision not to allow female boxers to compete in three-minute, twelve-round championship fights.

Normally, women's championships last a maximum of ten rounds, with each round lasting two minutes.

Serrano, 35, is leading a campaign to have the choice to compete under the same rules as men.

'The WBC has refused to evolve the sport for equality. So I relinquish their title,” she wrote.

''Thank you to the sanctioning bodies that have developed for equality!'

Bridges isn't willing to fight three-minute rounds like men do until she gets paid for the extra time in the ring

The Blonde Bomber will take on ex-junior bantamweight champion Miyo Yoshida on Sunday

Bridges, who will fight former junior bantamweight champion Miyo Yoshida this Sunday on the Regis Prograis-Devin Haney undercard (AEDT), told SecondsOut.com that any move to longer rounds should include a pay increase, not just for her but for all women's boxers .

“Pay me more and I'll fight three (minutes). If you get paid one million dollars a fight, you fight whatever you want, you know what I mean?' she said.

“A lot of girls, not me, get paid like $10,000 for world title fights. Why would we take extra risk if we don't earn that money?

'But I would like it, if we all train three, it is possible. Amanda Serrano has proven that we can do it, women can do it, but I think the money has to come with it. It's all good for Amanda and the girls at the top who make that happen.'

Meanwhile, Bridges has expressed her frustration with the challenges of securing an opponent after finally winning the fight against Miyo Yoshida.

Yoshida steps in as a replacement for Avril Mathie, the bantamweight contender who was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

Amanda Serrano is leading the charge for female boxers to be paid for three-minute rounds

Bridges, a former maths teacher from Sydney, said boxing was unpredictable, especially while juggling her OnlyFans account with a sponsorship deal with a beer company owned by UFC superstar Conor McGregor.

“This fight has had three opponent changes, she is the fourth opponent. “I got the person who was No. 1 on my list to say yes and then changed my mind,” Bridges said.

“Then we had someone else say yes and change their mind after a week. Then there was someone who said yes and then changed their mind. It got to the point where I said, 'Why the fuck am I doing this?'. Seriously, I make so much money. I don't fight for money.

'I'm absolutely not. Why do I have to put myself through this rollercoaster of boxing? It's a more brutal sport outside the ring than in the ring.

“The fun part is in the ring. Outside there it is more brutal. Then I reminded myself why I'm doing this. I never started boxing for the money.

'I started because I had goals. My goal was to become world champion. Once that happened, my goal was to be unchallenged.

“Obviously I want to make the money, I deserve to get paid what I'm worth, and that's a lot. But at the same time, the goal is to be unchallenged and that keeps me focused.”

Bridges has a sponsorship deal with beer company Forged Stout, owned by UFC superstar Conor McGregor

Bridges is also a popular figure on OnlyFans and isn't afraid to bare some flesh at weigh-ins to promote her fights

Bridges captured the IBF bantamweight title in March 2022 with a unanimous decision victory over Maria Cecilia Roman.

Since then, the 37-year-old has successfully defended her title once, ending the match against Shannon O'Connell in the eighth round last December.

On the other hand, Miyo Yoshida, with a record of 16 wins and four losses, has had mixed performances in her recent fights, winning only two of her last five fights.

Her last bout ended in a unanimous decision loss to Shurretta Metcalf in November.