Bridges vs O'Connell

Who won Bridges vs O’Connell?

Ebanie Bridges beat Shannon O’Connell by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Warrington losing to Luis Alberto Lopez for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard James Metcalf beat Courtney Pennington, Felix Cash defeated Celso Neves, Shannon Courtenay was victorious over Gemma Ruegg, Hopey Price beat Jonathan Santana, and Rhiannon Dixon defeated Kristine Shergold.

Bridges vs O’Connell stats

Back in December 2022, Ebanie Bridges stepped into the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Shannon O’Connell made her way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Ebanie Bridges was the younger woman by 4 years, at 36 years old.

O Connell had a height advantage of 4 inches over Bridges.

Both Ebanie Bridges and Shannon O’Connell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bridges was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2019, 7 years and 1 month later than O Connell, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 121 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared to O Connell's 192.

Bridges vs O’Connell form

Bridges had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Maria Cecilia Roman on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, she had won against Mailys Gangloff on September 4, 2021, by points in the 8th round at Headingley Rugby League Stadium, Yorkshire.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Bec Connolly on August 7, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Before that, she had been beaten by Shannon Courtenay on April 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

She had defeated Carol Earl on March 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bankstown City Paceway, New South Wales, Australia.

Activity check

Bridges' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 27 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Bridges vs O’Connell start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM GMT at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 4:45 PM EST or 1:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Bridges vs O’Connell?

Bridges vs O’Connell was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Bridges vs O’Connell?

Ebanie Bridges was a 8/15 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Shannon O’Connell made her way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.