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    Ebanie Bridges strips to underwear and poses with Leeds scarf for weigh-in ahead of Headingley fight vs Mailys Gangloff

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    EBANIE BRIDGES set pulses racing at her Headingley weigh-in — and not just with her trademark attire.The ‘Blonde Bomber’ — who has made a habit of wearing racy lingerie to tip the scales — held up a Leeds scarf as she faced off with Mailys Gangloff.
    Ebanie Bridges will fight Mailys Gangloff on Saturday nightCredit: PA
    The Aussie held up a Leeds scarf at the weigh-inCredit: PA
    The Blonde Bomber’s last fight was just a MONTH agoCredit: PA
    And it’s gone down well in West Yorkshire – where she will be fighting on the undercard of Josh Warrington’s huge rematch against Mauricio Lara on Saturday night.
    The Australian fighter, 34, paraded around the stage showing off her support for Marcelo Bielsa’s side and tweeted the pictures afterwards.
    Bridges isn’t believed to be a Leeds supporter but captioned the photos: “LEEDS LEEDS LEEDS #MOT #ALAW #Blonde Bomber.”
    ‘MOT’ is an acronym of the famous Leeds song ‘Marching On Together’ and ‘ALAW’ stands for ‘All Leeds, Aren’t We?’
    Following her weigh-in antics, Bridges’ is likely to receive a rousing reception from the Leeds crowd when she meets Gangloff, 25.
    Leeds lad Warrington lost to Lara at London’s Wembley Arena in February and will be keen to redeem himself in front of his home crowd.

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    Bridges, meanwhile, takes on Gangloff just a MONTH after defeating British rival Bec Connolly at Eddie Hearn’s fight camp.
    Bridges turned professional in February 2019 and has gone on to make a promising start to her career, winning six of her seven fights.
    Her only defeat came in a bantamweight world title fight against Shannon Courtenay, losing by unanimous decision to the British star.
    Gangloff has a similar record to Bridges, winning five of her seven bouts to date – and will be hoping to avoid a third defeat in Leeds.
    Bridges is known for wearing lingerie at weigh-ins, doing so for her recent fights against Courtenay and Connolly.
    Bridges usually wears lingerie at weigh-insCredit: Getty
    She won her last fight against Bec ConnollyCredit: Getty
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      Josh Warrington’s Leeds homecoming in tatters after Headingley is refused license for September fight

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      JOSH WARRINGTON’S hopes of a Leeds homecoming have been scuppered after Headingley Stadium was refused a licence to stage it.The former IBF world featherweight champion, 30, suffered the first defeat of his career when he was knocked out by 30/1 underdog Mauricio Lara in February at Wembley Arena.
      Josh Warrington’s hopes of a Leeds homecoming in September have been scupperedCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Headingley Stadium has been refused a licence by Leeds City Council to host itCredit: PA
      He was due to have his shot at revenge against the Mexican at the home of Leeds Rhinos in his home town in September – promising to retire if he could not avenge that brutal loss two months ago.
      Now those hopes look to be scuppered as plans for the stadium’s rugby field to host two boxing or wrestling events each year have been unanimously rejected by the city’s council.
      Warrington’s promoter Eddie Hearn had previously announced the rematch between the 30-1 star and Lara would take place on September 4 at the stadium.
      But Leeds Rhinos boss Gary Hetherington said the decision was ‘a shock’ after receiving the news earlier.
      He said: “So much work has gone on behind the scenes to bring the Warrington rematch back to Leeds and I suspect Eddie Hearn may now look to take the fight to another city.
      “I know Josh will be very disappointed, too.”
      The Rhinos and Yorkshire CCC recently invested £46million towards the redevelopment of the ground with their business plan relying on attracting major events.
      If it had been given the green light by council chiefs the famous stadium, which hosts both rugby and cricket, was expected to have crowds of up to 25,000.
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      Explaining the decision to reject the plans, councillor John Illingworth said 25,000 fans was ‘a lot of people’ and there were fears they would ‘take over’ in a residential area late at night when people were asleep and public transport would no longer be running.
      He said: “The late night finish certainly is a problem.
      “If they finished the same time as a rugby match, I don’t think there’d be the same issues.
      “We are all keen to see Rhinos doing well. It is a problem for them if they’ve got expensive facilities standing idle.”
      Rhinos chief Hetherington said the club would now consider the ramifications of the decision before their next move.

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