Ebanie Bridges laughs as Eddie Hearn tries not to stare at topless fighter weighing in wearing OnlyF

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn tried his best not to look when a fighter competing on his show wore a body paint bra to weigh in.

Matchroom Boxing’s latest event will be headlined by IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards who will take on Andres Campos at the OVO Wembley Arena in London on Saturday night.

IBF super bantamweight titleholder Cherneka Johnson, who will feature on the undercard against England's Ellie Scotney, stole the show on Friday when she weighed in for her title defence.

The 28-year-old hit the scales while wearing underwear but only covering the top half of her body with paint, applied in the shape of a sports bra, to promote her OnlyFans page.

Hearn was tasked with facing Johnson and Scotney off ahead of their world title fight and he tried desperately to not be caught on camera looking at the Australian.  

Fans quickly took to social media to joke about the situation.

One person tweeted: “Eddie you're doing a great job again in the middle to keep looking straight.” Another wrote: "Eddie never made eye contact once, he's stronger than me."

A third person added: "Hahah look at Eddie Hearn. He knows he's in the doghouse if he looks at Sugar Neekz but he can't resist,” referencing the fact Anthony Joshua’s promoter did briefly glance down during the face-off.

This is not the first time Hearn has been put in an awkward position by a scantily clad fighter – Ebanie Bridges has become famous for wearing lingerie to weigh in.

The IBF bantamweight champion has previously poked fun at Hearn’s reaction to her outfit choices and she was quick to do so again when Johnson took things to the next level.

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“Us Aussies really know how to challenge Eddie Hearn at the weigh-ins,” Bridges tweeted.

Just before revealing her bold outfit on the big stage, Johnson posed alongside adult film star boxer Elle Brooke and announced they will soon be working together on OnlyFans.

“Sugar Neekz here. I’m super excited to be partnering with OnlyFans and showing you all lots of behind-the-scenes content,” she said in a video posted to Instagram.

“Also, super excited to announce that I will soon be collaborating with Elle Brooke.”

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