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Jake Paul and Mike Tyson may have taken center stage during their highly anticipated boxing match on November 15, but ring girl Sydney Thomas was the one to capture the attention of many viewers.
Ring girls first appeared in a 1965 edition of Ring Magazine. The magazine published a photo of a Las Vegas model holding a sign at a boxing match. Boxing promotions soon adopted the concept of ring girls, when promoters started to hire attractive women to parade around the ring holding signs, signaling the upcoming round. [1]
Celeste regained her title as the "Ring Girl of the Year" making it her fifth time to have won the award and setting a new record. [8] In 2015, former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey argued "Either the ring card girls are paid too much, or the fighters aren't paid enough." UFC ring girls are reportedly paid $18,000 a year.
Brittney Palmer (born June 24, 1987) is an American former ring girl, model and artist. She is best known for her work as an octagon girl for the UFC, being awarded Ringcard Girl of the Year at the World MMA Awards in 2012, [4] 2013, 2019, 2022 and 2023. Palmer retired from the UFC in December of 2023 in order to continue her work in art. [5]
Sydney Thomas, the ring girl who went viral during last month's boxing spectacle, revealed a message she received from Jake Paul before her fame took off.
The ring girl's TikTok on Nov. 16 shows her waking up in a bed with the words, "Waking up to see I'm trending for the Tyson v Paul fight," written above. In a voiceover, Thomas excitedly says "Oh ...
A ring announcer is an in-ring (and sometimes on-camera) employee or contractor for a boxing, professional wrestling or mixed martial arts event or promotion, who introduces the competitors to the audience. In boxing and mixed martial arts bouts, introductions occur after both fighters have entered the ring or cage.
Thomas — who says she will return to the ring for a "bunch" of upcoming fights with Paul's company Most Valuable Promotions — recalls the motivational message the 27-year-old boxing champ (who ...