Ebanie Bridges will defend her IBF world bantamweight title in an all-Australian showdown with Shannon O'Connell this weekend.
The 36-year-old champion comes into the bout with a 8-1 professional record, but will be dealt a tough task against a fellow Aussie in O'Connell (23-6-1), who is on an eight-fight winning streak.
The fight will act as the co-main event on the Josh Warrington vs Luis Alberto Lopez card, which will be held in Leeds.
Here's everything you need to know about Ebanie Bridges vs Shannon O'Connell.
Will the fight be streamed in Australia?
Fortunately for boxing fans, the fight can be caught on Kayo Freebies.
It will also be broadcasted via DAZN globally, except for Australian and New Zealand fans.
What belt are Ebanie Bridges and Shannon O'Connell fighting for?
The two Aussies will be fighting over the IBF women's world bantamweight title.
Bridges won the title back in March, defeating María Cecilia Román via unanimous decision, with the clash against O'Connell set to be her first defence.
The more experienced O'Connell has been in tremendous recent form, winning eight fights in a row and climbing the rankings across all organisations.
O'Connell is currently the top-ranked contender for the IBF, IBO and WBA straps.
The other current champions across the division are Jamie Mitchell (WBA), Yulihan Luna (WBC), Dina Thorslund (WBO) and Melissa Odessa-Parker (IBO).
When is Ebanie Bridges vs Shannon O’Connell?
- Date: Sunday, December 11
- Start time: 12:30 am AEDT
- Main event 8:00 am AEDT
The main card is set to begin around 12:30 am. Josh Warrington and Luis Alberto Lopez are set to make their way to the ring around 9:30 am, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
The preliminary fights will run from 12:30 am until shortly before 6:00 am, when the boxing will pause to allow England's 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal against France to be screened.
The action in the ring will resume once the hotly-anticipated football match has finished, which should be by 8:00 am if the game does not require extra time.
Josh Warrington vs Luis Alberto Lopez fight card
- Josh Warrington vs. Luis Alberto Lopez (IBF world featherweight title)
- Ebanie Bridges vs. Shannon O'Connell (IBF women's world bantamweight title)
- Felix Cash vs. TBA (Middleweight)
- James Metcalf vs. Courtney Pennington (Light middleweight)
- Hopey Price vs. Sofiane Takoucht (Super bantamweight)
- Shannon Courtenay vs. Gemma Ruegg (Women's super bantamweight)
- Junaid Bostan vs. Aljaz Venko (Light middleweight)
- Calum French vs. Kurt Jackson (Lightweight)
- Rhiannon Dixon vs. Kristine Shergold (Women's lightweight)
- Cory O'Regan vs. Jordan Ellison (Lightweight)
- Mali Wright vs. TBA (Light heavyweight)
- Koby McNamara vs. Nabil Ahmed (Bantamweight)