I’m a ring girl but don’t mind getting punched in the face, says Carla Jade after her Misfits boxing debut

BEAUTIFUL Carla Jade is used to turning heads as a ring girl.

Now she has fans sitting up and paying attention to her boxing skills.

The glam 33-year-old is a regular on the circuit, often showing off her enviable figure at a Misfits Boxing and Bare Knuckle Championship events.

While she also runs her own stable of promo models with her own agency ‘Finesse Ring Girls.’

Last month, Carla made her long-awaited Misfits Boxing debut – defeating Tasha Kiran of Ibiza Weekender fame on points in a bruising battle.

It was the culmination of patience and hard work that allowed her to enter a world where cattiness scores your brownie points, foes and potentially huge pay day.

Speaking to SunSport, Carla revealed why she wanted to get involved with Misfits.

“I have always been an active person and I like the gym,” the fierce brunette said.

“I used to do some pad punching. I always wanted to fight, but I knew I didn’t have the time to commit myself to it or the skill to try it professionally.

“So when the YouTube stuff started picking up and people were getting really well paid for it, I thought I should dedicate some serious time to it.

“Being a ring girl, I obviously fall into the category. It was my calling – I just had to do it.”

Carla was approached to fight against Tash Weekender at the eleventh hour as a replacement.

She had three weeks to get herself into shape, and didn’t hesitate when Misfits Boxing co-founder Mams Taylor gave her a call.

Carla said: “Mams got in touch and asked if I want to take a fight, and I said ‘yeah, sure!’ I didn’t even know who I was up against. I was just so eager to get in the ring.”

A tough training camp then began. She continued: “You think you know what it’s all about and then you start properly training and realise how hard it is.

“I had three weeks to get ready before I had to fight. At that point I had stopped boxing completely.

“I was running my agency, and I wasn’t ready. I didn’t even have a gym membership!”

“I sparred at Shootfighters gym in London, but had to cram in so much. I absolutely loved it though.”

Honest Carla admitted there was some trepidation when it came to her preparations.

“The first time I ever had any fear for what I was about to do was when I drove to my first sparring session,” she confessed.

“I didn’t know what sparring was and where I train is like a proper gym. For about 20 seconds I started to think, ‘I am driving somewhere to get my face punched in. Do I want to do this?”

Carla came to the peace with the idea when she realised getting hit in a sparring session made her feel more savage.

“I remember I got hit hard once and thought that wasn’t very nice, but it sort of egged me on a bit.

“From that point, I knew I didn’t mind getting punched in the face.”

As was proven by the latest Misfits Boxing card, with KSI and Tommy Fury going head-to-head, influencer fights are to be taken seriously and they are big business.

For that reason, the events need to be a spectacle, which Carla believes the Misfits Boxing organisation understands and is proving to excel in.

“For me it is about being able to put on a great production,” she said.

“We’ve had leagues like this before, but not at the same level. Being able to provide the fighters with such a massive platform, great experience, treat them like actual professionals, and pay us well – it’s really amazing what Misfits Boxing is doing.

“I know it gets a lot of stick from other people, and some people don’t like it but eight of 10 of the fighters you see at these events really take it seriously.

“There are some that may be there for the pay cheque, but everyone I’ve seen just loves it.

“Even when some of the girls get beaten, they’re back and they want to defend their reputation.

“I think it’s there to be respected and people should give it some credit.”

Carla is new to the Misfits Boxing world, and although there are naysayers who will complain that she is only in the position because she’s a ring girl, she hopes to silence those doubters.

She has also had plenty of offers for fights already.

She said: “I’m putting in the work like everyone else to get into that position. It’s really hard.

“It’s funny because I know I am not that well known. But as soon as I won my last fight all these random girls started offering me out.

“The best one was I had one girl wait outside my hotel room, screaming she wanted to fight me.

“I didn’t think it would be that easy to get another opponent or this fun!”

The bitchiness that exists in the women’s game at Misfits Boxing begins on social media, where rivals bash each other, and escalates into full blown rows at press conferences and more.

“It’s sort of like TV. In the normal world, if someone barges me in a shop I’m not going to start on them!” Carla joked.

“But in this world everyone is ripping me. I’m like, ‘why are you so aggressive towards me? What’s that all about?’

“It takes a lot to irritate me, but at the same time I do enjoy it. So, if I am allowed to gob off, and get paid to do it let’s go!”

Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk