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    Ebanie Bridges ramps up feud with boxing rival Shannon Courtenay with Brit set to appear on Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins

    EBANIE BRIDGES has hit out at rival Shannon Courtenay for agreeing to appear on Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins.Courtenay, 29, beat Bridges to claim the WBA bantamweight title back in April 2021.
    Courtenay is set to compete on Celebrity SAS Who Dares WinsCredit: Shannon Courtenay – Instagram
    Bridges won the IBF bantamweight world title back in MarchCredit: PA
    Courtenay, left, beat Bridges, right, to claim the WBA world title last yearCredit: The Sun
    Since then, the pair have continued to exchange trash talk back and forth ahead of a potential rematch.
    And Australian Bridges has now slammed Courtenay after it was confirmed that the Brit would be appearing on the hit Channel 4 programme which tests celebrities’ physical and mental capabilities.
    Bridges, who claimed a world title of her own earlier this year, competed on the Australian version of the show.
    And one social media user accused Courtenay of copying her by saying: “I see Courtenay is copy/pasting Ebanie Bridges again…”
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    To which Bridges replied: “I hope it changed her a little and she grows as a person tbh.”
    Bridges’ only professional defeat to date came at the hands of Courtenay – but the Aussie’s fortunes have turned around since then.
    She has picked up three successive wins which culminated in a world title triumph over Maria Cecilia Roman in Leeds five months ago.
    Meanwhile, Courtenay failed to follow up her win over Bridges as she lost her WBA belt on the scales.
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    She came in two and a half pounds over the 118lb limit for her bout with Jamie Mitchell in October last year.
    To compound her disappointment, Courtenay was then beaten in a fight where the title was only on the line for Mitchell.
    The Hertfordshire-born fighter has not returned to the ring since that loss 10 months ago.
    Courtenay lost her world title after missing weight against Mitchell in OctoberCredit: The Sun
    Bridges captured a world championship to avenge the loss to CourtenayCredit: PA
    Bridges still appears to be on a collision course to rematch CourtenayCredit: PA More

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    Who is Paralympian Aled Davies and is he married?

    PARALYMPIAN Aled Davies may have a gold medal under his belt but he is now set to face his toughest challenge yet.The athlete is taking on Celebrity SAS, which aims to push stars to their absolute limit.
    Aled Davies is a a Paralympic heroCredit: PA
    Who is Paralympian Aled Davies?
    Aled Siôn Davies MBE was born on May 24, 1991, and is a Welsh Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F42 throwing events.
    In 2012 he became the world record holder of the F42 shot put – and extended his mark in the 2017 World Championships in London.
    Aled also competes in the F42 discus.
    F42 classification means he competes in field events – hence F – with the 42 denoting athletes competing without prosthesis who have lower limbs affected by limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement.
    Aled was born with hemimelia of the right leg.
    In 2021, Aled took on the challenge of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
    Aled is taking part in Celebrity SASCredit: Pete Dadds/Channel 4
    When did Aled win a gold medal in the Paralympics?
    Aled was the golden boy of the London Paralympics.
    In the 2012 games he took the bronze medal in shot put and gold in the discus.

    In the Rio Paralympics, Aled won a gold medal in the F42 shot put, beating his nearest rivals by over a metre with a new Paralympic record of 15.97m.
    At the London 2017 World Champs, he broke his own world record with a mark of 17.52 in the shot put, while in the discus he threw a new championship record of 51.54m.
    Aled is at Tokyo 2020 looking to get his fourth Paralympic medal.
    His amazing contribution to sport saw him get an MBE in the Queen’s 2013 Honours List.
    Is Aled married and does he have kids?
    Aled is very private about his personal life.
    It is not known if the athlete is married or has any children.
    Lauren Steadman and DJ Locksmith are crowned as co-winner of Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS- Who Dares Wins  More