Aurelia Butler

EBANIE BRIDGES has launched an X-rated attack on Northerners after moving to Leeds.In trademark fashion, the Aussie boxer pulled no punches when ranting about a specific trait that annoys her.
Ebanie Bridges aired her grievances about NorthernersCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
The Aussie boxer has moved to YorkshireCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
Bridges is never one to pull any punchesCredit: PA
Since moving from Essex to Yorkshire, one thing in particular has got on Bridges’ nerves.
Airing her grievances online, the 36-year-old tweeted: “A big difference between the north & Essex that I’ve noticed is y’all northerners are c***s on the road & have no etiquette.
“I swear drivers in Essex are so sweet & chilled & I never experienced road rage…
“It’s like people up here are angry f***ers on the road…. CHILL..
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“I still love you but please relax on the road.”
Not wanting to completely alienate her new neighbours, she then added: “Northerners are nicer and friendlier except for when it comes to the road! I swear haha.”
One Twitter follower weighed in, replying to Bridges: “All true. Lives in Sheffield 20 years and people yell at me for pulling on to my drive.
“I also get yelled out for not mounting curbs at 20 mph and f***ing up my alloys.”
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Bridges complained about Northerners’ drivingCredit: PA
But she still loves her beloved LeedsCredit: PA
Bridges then responded: “For real!! And no one lets u in lol.”
While another joked: “Wait till you try Bradford.”
And a further social media user labelled Bridges: “Queen of the north.”
The Blonde Bomber has over 750,000 Instagram followersCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
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RENDALL MUNROE is the former binman turned world title challenger – whose team used to don high-vis vests on their way to the ring.Back in the 2000s, Munroe juggled the Sweet Science with his day job of collecting bins in the streets of Leicester.
Rendall Munroe challenged Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC super bantamweight title in 2010Credit: AP
Munroe juggled his job as a full-time bin man with his boxing careerCredit: GETTY
Munro eventually packed in collecting bins to focus on his fightingCredit: GETTY
“The Boxing Binman”, however, eventually packed in his refuse work when he got the call to challenge Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC super-bantamweight title in Japan.
He recalled in an interview with talkSPORT: “Mike and Jay [Shinfield, my trainers] said to me, ‘Look, you need to concentrate more on the boxing now’.
“It was the wrong thing to do because I used to like being a ‘normal person’.
“I liked being a boxer for a training camp, eight weeks, and then I’m just Rendall, back on the bins – a normal guy.
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“After that, everything became boxing. You’re bored in the daytime but can’t train because you’d over-train.
“I was always very active, so it messed me up a little. I started going for runs when I didn’t need to. When I retired [in 2014], I went back and they told me I had no job.”
Munroe’s team often played up to his moniker, accompanying him to the ring in high-vis vests – which a slew of Japanese fans wore in tribute to him the night before his unsuccessful bid to dethrone Nishioka.
The former EBU super bantamweight champ said: “At the weigh-in [pre-Nishioka], I had a few Japanese fans with high-vis [binman] vests at the scales.
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“There was a Japanese fan that came and waited outside my [hotel] room and gave me a cup and a dream catcher. I’ve still got them at home in a glass cabinet.
“I’m a guy who just enjoys boxing. For people like that to wait outside my hotel room – there must have been about 600 rooms – it touches you a bit.”
Munroe and his body failed to rise to the occasion as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat in what would be his sole world title fight.
He recalled: “It got to the fifth round, and I remember sitting down and Jay would be, ‘Are we ready to turn up the gas now?’.
“Normally I’d be, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah’. [This time] I stood up, and both my calves cramped up. ‘Wow, what’s going on here?’ I’m half-a-second out, all the time.
“It was about the seventh round I come back and said, ‘Jay, I don’t think I’m going to win. I ain’t going to let him stop me’.
“When the final bell went I went back to my corner and broke down. ‘The biggest fight of my career, and it’s gone wrong. I just don’t know what’s gone on.’
Rendall Munroe’s final fight was against Josh Warrington in 2014Credit: Getty
“It’s like someone’s looking at you – hit this – and then it’s gone. My body just didn’t feel that sharpness.
“Sometimes you can get away with it; when you’re in there with the elite, you ain’t getting away with it.”
Munroe bounced back from championship heartache with three victories before back-to-back bouts with Scott Quigg, the first of which he drew and the second he lost.
He ended his career – which he looks back on with great pride – following a seventh-round TKO defeat to Josh Warrington.
He said: “I proved myself good enough to be in there with the best.
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“I wanted enough money out of boxing to buy a house to live in and buy a house to rent, and then I’m going to kick back and enjoy life.
“Boxing wasn’t as much money as it is now, but it was still decent. I achieved what I wanted to achieve.” More

RED HOT Anthony Joshua could have his career put on ice until 2024 by the Saudi paymasters.After the cautious April 1 win over Jermaine Franklin, the London 2012 legend and promoter Eddie Hearn promised three fights in 2023.
Anthony Joshua beat Jermaine Franklin back in AprilCredit: Getty
But he may not fight again until 2024Credit: Instagram/@anthonyjoshua
But Dillian Whyte insists their three-line email offer for an August 12 showdown was a fake.
And now the head of boxing in Saudi Arabia – where 33-year-old AJ is supposed to meet Deontay Wilder in December – says that Christmas cracker could be shelved until the Spring.
Crazy-money Skills Challenge chief Amer Abdallah revealed the first quarter of 2024 is now being considered for big heavyweight fights, which will leave frustrated fans fuming. 
He said: “The intent was never to have them (AJ, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and Wilder) inactive.
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“I was hopeful everyone would keep their records intact and then get to December or the beginning of next year, or whenever the fight ends up happening.
“I believe, in this transitional period, we are still a far way out from the end of this year – and the beginning of next year – to start deciding what happens.
“These guys need to stay active and the most important thing is what happens after these keep-busy fights that leads us into Q4 or Q1 for the mega-fights.”
Whyte, 34, is fuming his name was used to tease a huge summer trilogy decider with his old foe.
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The Body Snatcher, who won a 2009 amateur slugfest but lost their 2015 pro battle, was sent a vague offer at the start of June and blanked with the numerous calls and messages he made to Hearn to continue talks.
He told SunSport: “I told them I wanted the fight, I didn’t turn it down and I didn’t price myself out.
“In fact, I have not had a single discussion about it with Matchroom since the so-called offer on June 2.
“It is out of order to use me to boost AJ’s value in negotiations for the Wilder fight, without any intention to fight me.
“There hasn’t been a single conversation with me, my lawyer or any of my team.
“I chased him with a follow-up email on June 13, to tell him that the offer didn’t feel real and that AJ obviously didn’t want the fight and was going to wait for his Saudi payday in December.
“Heavyweight boxing is in an absolute mess at the moment and bulls*** like this doesn’t help.” More

CANELO ALVAREZ is set to return against Jermall Charlo as part of his eye-watering three-fight deal. The Mexican superstar operates as a free agent, meaning he is able to move to and from different promotional companies.
Canelo Alvarez is set to return against Jermall Charlo as part of his three-fight dealCredit: Reuters
Jermall Charlo is an unbeaten world championCredit: Getty
Canelo, 32, looked on course to stay with Eddie Hearn and DAZN to rematch Dmitry Bivol, also 32, following his May 2022 loss.
But after talks broke down, the four-division champion pivoted towards Premier Boxing Champions.
And Canelo took to social media to confirm his move to PBC was a “done deal” while hinting at a September fight.
Now according to ESPN, he is due to face unbeaten Charlo, 33, on September 16, Mexican Independence Day weekend.
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The American is 32-0 and holds the WBC middleweight world title, meaning he will move up to challenge for Canelo’s super-middle belts.
Alvarez is undisputed at 168lb and last fought in May, beating Britain’s John Ryder, 34, on points in a homecoming over a decade in the making.
Before that, he beat old rival Gennady Golovkin, 41, in their trilogy bout but needed hand surgery afterwards.
That had followed after Canelo moved up to light-heavyweight but was beaten by Russian WBA champ Bivol.
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His last three bouts have all been on sports streaming service DAZN with Hearn involved.
But in 2021, Canelo did pen a one-fight deal to face Caleb Plant, 30, in an undisputed title decider.
Alvarez won the fight in 11 rounds and was guaranteed to make at least £30m.
Canelo recently held talks to fight David Benavidez, 26, and WBC cruiserweight title holder Badou Jack, 39.
But he demanded Jack come down 20lb from the 200lb cruiserweight limit to meet in a catchweight clash.
Similarly, Hearn revealed weight was a factor in a deal collapsing between Canelo and Bivol.
Bivol wanted to instead move down to super-middleweight and challenge for all four of Canelo’s belts.
So it left Alvarez to turn his attention to PBC, who are believed to have fronted $100m (£78.6m) to secure him for three fights.
And the first will start with Charlo, who has been out since June 2021 following victory over Juan Macias Montiel, 29.
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LOGAN PAUL gifted Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski Prime chains – but fans don’t think they were that impressed.The pair of UFC champions became the first athletes to be sponsored by Paul’s popular Prime hydration drink.
Logan Paul gifted Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski Prime chainsCredit: Instagram @moreloganpaul
Fans think they were left underwhelmed by the presentCredit: Instagram @moreloganpaul
And to celebrate, the YouTube, boxing and WWE star gifted Adesanya and Volkanovski custom Prime chains.
But fans were left questioning whether they liked them, as one said: “Bro thinks they care.”
Another added: “They not wearing that.”
One joked: “Volk thinking about how much he can sell it for.”
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Another agreed: “Straight to the pawn shop with those.”
Volkanovski, 34, and Adesanya, 34, travelled to Paul’s Puerto Rico training base to be guests on his Impaulsive podcast.
But the trio also got some training in where Paul was given a lesson in jiu jitsu.
Middleweight king Adesanya was captured tapping him out while Volkanovski went one further.
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Paul said: “You’re the best in the world at what you do, I got to experience it.
“You are so strong and dominant, it’s like I knew it going into it.
“You put me in a body lock and I felt like you could have tightened your legs so much and literally split me in half, I’m not doing BJJ again.”
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MMA star Sammy-Jo Luxton gave fans a sneak peak inside her bedroom after posting a bikini picture. Luxton was a champion in Muay Thai before swapping to MMA and boxing.
Sammy-Jo Luxton gave fans a sneak peak inside her bedroom after posting a bikini pictureCredit: Twitter @sammyjoluxton1
Sammy-Jo Luxton was a champion in Muay ThaiCredit: Instagram/@sammyjoluxton1
Sammy-Jo Luxton wants titles in Muay Thai, boxing and MMACredit: Instagram @sammyjoluxton1
But she has also gained a huge social media following and even launched her own OnlyFans account.
Luxton has a YouTube channel and asked fans for questions while posting a picture in a bikini and in the ring.
The responses ranged from dream opponents, to preferred method of victory, while another asked her on a date.
Luxton, 23, made her boxing debut in February on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with Geordie Shore’s Aaron Chalmers.
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That came after a world silver medal in Muay Thai as well as European and British titles.
And she has also signed a deal with The Professional Fighters League, which will home her MMA career.
But Luxton has hopes of winning world titles in all three disciplines.
She told the Daily Mail this year: “My goal is to have a world title in boxing, a world title in MMA and a world title in Muay Thai.
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“Just to say I completed it.”
Luxton – who first started training aged 11 – is set to make her MMA debut with the PFL in Paris on September 30.
She was also linked with another boxing match but revealed her current contract ruled it out.
Sammy-Jo Luxton is signed to the PFLCredit: @sammyjoluxton1
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