SECONDS out, round one!

A Hampshire student is hoping to be a real knock out in a competition to find a boxing ring girl.

Katie Marie Markham will be going head-to-head against 25 women in the hope of working at fight nights up and down the country.

Her role would be to walk around the ring between rounds holding up a card telling fans what round is coming up next.

The 19-year-old drama and media production student also stands to win a photoshoot, 12 months of promotion, and to front a 2011 ring girl calendar.

The second year student at Winchester University, of Walpole Road, Stanmore, said: “It could lead on to some great things in the future. I’m not really a big boxing fan but it’s a great opportunity and I would love to do some modelling and promotional work.”

The competition closes on Monday.

• Vote for Katie Marie by logging onto b4therumble.co.uk.