Boxing weigh-ins have produced plenty of drama, but the showdown between Ebonie Cotton and Molly McCann took an unexpected turn in Birmingham, with fans and pundits alike raising eyebrows not because of fight predictions, but because of a wardrobe snafu that made headlines overnight.
Ebonie Cotton’s wardrobe malfunction
Ebonie Cotton, a newcomer making her second professional boxing appearance, weighed in ahead of her super bantamweight clash with former UFC standout Molly McCann. Cotton stepped onto the scale in orange lingerie, ready for her pre-fight photos, like any fighter who has ever dreamed of big undercard lights. Instead, she found herself flashing something more than her preparedness for a nighttime battle. See below:
In one video Posted by Matchroom Boxing, the cameras accidentally caught Cotton exposing part of her right nipple as she held her pose on stage.
Her weigh-in tipped the scales at 120.9 pounds, comfortably within the division limit, while McCann clocked in at 121.9 pounds.
Reactions poured in across social media, with Twitter/X quick to support and criticize the 28-year-old. For her part, Cotton handled the moment with a nonchalance that would have even the most seasoned professional nodding respectfully, simply moving on to the next pose.
Molly McCann, meanwhile, has no shortage of experience in the viral sports reporting department. With a resume that starts in Liverpool, takes a detour through a Subway sandwich shop, collects a Cage Warriors belt and fourteen MMA victories, she’s used to fights where the only thing more unpredictable than the action is the headlines. In MMA, she once got kicked at the end of her first boxing fight, so the unexpected is pretty much expected.
Their confrontation was predictably testy, with McCann defending her move from the UFC to the boxing ring.
Ebonie Cotton’s path to boxing wasn’t the usual Olympic route. From battling depression to working as a trainee firefighter, her last-minute jump into the professional boxing ranks saw her postpone a start date in the fire service for yet another set of headlines.
The attention of her wardrobe incident, awkward or viral, take your pick, spawned an outpouring of support, sympathetic memes and the kind of buzz that everyone tunes in for, even if they’re not yet sure if Cotton has enough power to bother one of Britain’s most hyped crossover names.
With both fighters set to enter the ring, all eyes are now on the fight, but don’t be surprised if the story that sticks out of this card is the one that proves that in boxing, sometimes the weigh-ins are just as eye-catching as the punches that follow.
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