New champion alert: Shannon Courtenay takes WBA bantamweight title

By Scott Shaffer

11/04/2021

New champion alert: Shannon Courtenay takes WBA bantamweight title

Shannon Courtenay W10 Ebanie Bridges ... After ten hard fought rounds in London's Copper Box Arena, Shannon Courtenay, who hurt Ebanie Bridges on several occassions, gained the vacant WBA bantamweight championship with a points win in a grueling encounter that saw both fighters give everything they had. Bridges finished up with a closed and purple eye. Scores were 97-94 and 98-92 (twice). Afterwards, Briidges conceded defeat, tweeting: "What can I say, I didn’t get the W, but I fought my heart out, I couldn't see for the last three rounds, but I have no quit in me! Congrats to Shanny. It takes two to tango and I really hope we did what I said we would and showed that pretty girls fight hard too! And I hope it was entertaining for everyone."  source: dazn / social media