SAS Australia: Boxing match cost Roxy Jacenko friendship with Candice Warner

A brutal reality TV show boxing match has cost PR queen Roxy Jacenko a friendship and a high profile client.

Jacenko was pitted against former ironwoman Candice Warner in Monday’s premiere of SAS Australia on Channel Seven.

While several of Warner’s swings connected, Jacenko refused to retaliate because of their longstanding personal and professional relationship.

The fight was filmed in August but this morning Jacenko revealed she was so upset that Warner had punched her in the face that their friendship was over.

“You know what? Is (Warner) really my friend anymore? No”, Jacenko told The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Tuesday.

“You know why I never hit back? She's my mate and I'm not going to smack her in the face for other people's entertainment,” she said.

“You wouldn't continue punching when the person turns their back and continue punching them in the back of the head. In boxing, that's totally not allowed. The reality is, I can't punch my then-friend in the face for people's entertainment.

“You look back and go ‘f**k, I should have whacked her one’ but you know what? I'm bigger than that and I've got respect for other people.”

When asked if Warner was still her client, Jacenko replied “No, she sacked me instead”.

“People will always let you down. I believe after what I did for Candice that it was a real smack in the face, pardon the pun,” she said.

Jacenko was the first celebrity to leave reality TV show, a move that was lambasted online.

“Roxy is like “I don’t want to give up”.... then gives up,” @teanutts wrote on Twitter.

@hellojamesweir wrote: “Annnnnd approximately 90 minutes into the two week challenge, Roxy quits and races off faster than that jogger who kept crapping in her driveway”.