Meet the first professional fighter in Australia to wear a hijab into combat.
But Carol Earl, a 39-year-old mother-of-three from western Sydney, is no gimmick – she is just 15 minutes away from becoming a world Muay Thai champion.
Earl is fighting for her first world title on Friday night, against intimidating German Meryem Uslu, who has 39 wins from her 49 professional bouts and is a reigning world champion.