First Woman in UK to be banned for breast implants

A model-turned-boxer has been banned from fighting – because of her breast  implants. Sarah Blewden, 25, has been told that repeated blows to her false breasts  could knock them out of shape and damage her breast tissue.  Now boxing chiefs won’t allow her to compete – dealing a knock-out blow for  her hopes of competing in the Olympics in the future.

The pretty pugilist had breast enlargement surgery in 2003 to take her chest  size up to a 32C from a 32B and to boost her modeling career.  She turned to boxing two years ago as a way of keeping fit but realised she  had a natural talent for it.  Sarah, who runs a successful hair salon, applied to the Amateur Boxing  Association (ABA) so she could compete in the ring.

She was stunned when she was told she wasn’t allowed to fight under  Queensbury rules due to her implants. A medical expert from the association said Sarah’s chest was at risk of  ‘capsular contracture’ or distortion if they were repeatedly hit.  Blood cells in the breast tissue pushed forward by the implants could also be  harmed, it was ruled.

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