Australian beauty queen turned boxer Avril Mathie shocks fans with extraordinary body transformation

Mathie had her implants removed after 18 years

Doctor told her that the implants were degrading

Boxer says she is very happy with her decision

Glamorous Australian boxer Avril Mathie is recovering well following surgery to get her breast implants removed – a decision she says is one of the best that she’s ever made.

Mathie, 37, started boxing in 2012, racking up 20 amateur bouts before turning professional in December 2017. Since then she’s put together an impressive record of 8-1-1 with three wins coming via KO.

The bantamweight – who also won the prestigious Miss Swimsuit USA International crown in 2014 – took to social media this week to announce she’d recently had surgery to get her breast implants removed.

‘If you noticed something on me looking a little differently lately, you’re right. Seven weeks ago I removed my breast implants after 18 years,’ she said.

‘I got my first implants when I was only 19 because the culture I grew up in had me believing that I was out of proportion – and I was so insecure about my body.

Aussie boxer Avril Mathie (pictured right) is recovering well following recent surgery to get her breast implants removed

‘I never loved or hated having them, but I did appreciate that from one day to the next I went from super self conscious to just comfortable in my body and never giving it another thought.

‘In the last couple of years I’ve seen girls I know remove their implants due to breast implant illness and I didn’t necessarily think I had that, but it did prompt me to go and get them checked.

‘Even though they looked perfect from the outside, the scans revealed that the implants were actually not in the best condition and while not an emergency, the doctor recommended that I consider removal or replacement.

‘Not gonna lie, the recovery was absolutely brutal and I’m still not back to 100 per cent yet – which has been a delay on me getting back to boxing.’

Mathie went on to explain that she’s fallen in love with her body again and is very happy about getting surgery and feeling like her old self again.

‘Honestly, it was one of the best decisions of my life,’ she said.

In 2023, Mathie was scheduled to fight Aussie boxing champion Ebanie Bridges for her IBF belt.

Bridges told Daily Mail Australia at the time that she had a lot of respect for Mathie.

The Aussie says she got the implants because at age 19 she was very self-conscious

Mathie says her recovery from surgery hasn’t been easy – but she’s very happy she had it done

Mathie has been boxing as a professional since 2017, putting together an impressive record of 8-1-1 record with three wins coming via KO

‘I’m excited for this fight because I know our styles will go well together. We both also have big followings – so I’m naming this the ‘Battle of the Babes’,’ Bridges said.

‘It will be the sexiest fight ever.’

She added: ‘The weigh-in will break the internet.

Unfortunately, Mathie was forced to pull out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury and she was replaced by former junior bantamweight champion Miyo Yoshida.

Yoshida went on to upset Bridges and win by the world title by unanimous decision.