A female boxer known for using her good looks to try to lure more fans into the sport was left disfigured after losing a gruesome 10-round bout.
Aussie school teacher, Ebanie Bridges, who is known as the 'Blonde Bomber' in the ring, lost her first professional fight on Saturday after going head-to-head with Shannon Courtenay for the world champion title.
Despite a dominant start to the fight, the 34-year-old Sydney-based maths teacher couldn't compete after Courtenay delivered a brutal blow to the side of her head, leaving Bridges with an immediate and gruesome haematoma injury in her right eye.
When Bridges walked out for the start of the eighth round, the crowd was shocked to see her entire eye had swollen and almost entirely closed over.