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Skye Nicolson
Born
Skye Brittany Nicolson

(1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 29)
Meadowbrook, Queensland,
Australia
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach68+1⁄2 in (174 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights12
Wins12
Wins by KO1
Medal record
Women's Boxing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Astana Light welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Featherweight

Skye Brittany Nicolson (born 27 August 1995) is an Australian professional boxer.[2] She is the reigning WBC featherweight world champion. As an amateur, she competed in the featherweight event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal. Nicolson competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In her first bout in the women's Feather (54–57 kg) preliminaries she beat Im Ae-ji from Republic of Korea on points. She was beaten in the quarterfinals by Kariss Artingstall from Great Britain.[3]

Early life

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Nicolson was born at Logan Hospital in Meadowbrook, Queensland.[4] Her father is Scottish-born Allan, originally from Glasgow,[5] and her mother is English-born Pat from London.[6] Nicolson grew up on the Gold Coast[7] and attended Our Lady's College throughout her upbringing.[8] She started boxing training at 12 years of age in the Gold Coast suburb of Yatala at the Jamie Nicolson Memorial Gym, which is named after her late brother.[9] Her brothers, Jamie and Gavin, were killed in a car crash a year before she was born.[10] Jamie was one of the greatest amateur boxers in Australian history who competed at the 1992 Olympic Games and won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[11]

Amateur career

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In 2016, Nicolson won bronze at the World Championships in the Welterweight division. She missed out on the Rio 2016 Olympics and moved down 4 weight classes to the featherweight division. She then competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and won gold. Nicolson defeated Michaela Walsh from Northern Ireland in the final bout in a split decision and walked away with the victory in her home city of the Gold Coast.[10]

The Queensland athlete claimed her spot on the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team at the 2020 Asia and Oceana Qualification event held in Amman, Jordan after defeating Mongolia's Bolortuul Tumurkhuyag.[12]

Nicolson reached the quarter-final of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before suffering a 3–2 defeat to Great Britain’s Karriss Artingstall.[13] She retired from amateur competition with a record of 107–32.

Professional career

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Nicolson made her professional debut on 3 March 2022 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in San Diego, USA against the American fighter Jessica Juarez. Nicolson was victorious, winning the bout with a unanimous decision.[14][15][16]

On October 15, 2022, Nicolson defeated Krystina Jacobs by unanimous decision to win her first pro belt, inaugural Commonwealth female featherweight championship in Brisbane, Australia.[17] The outing was her first pro fight on home soil.[18]

On February 4, 2023, Nicolson defeated Tania Alvarez by unanimous decision to win WBC female Silver featherweight championship in New York, NY.[19][20]

On September 15, 2023, Nicolson challenged Sabrina Maribel Perez for the interim WBC featherweight championship at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico.[21] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[22]

On November 25, 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, Nicolson retained her interim WBC featherweight championship via ninth-round TKO against Lucy Wildheart.[23][24][25]

WBC women's featherweight champion

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Nicolson vs. Mahfoud

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In January 2024 it was announced that Nicolson would face Sarah Mahfoud for the vacant WBC women's featherweight title in Australia.[26][27] Early March 2024, the fight was scheduled for April 6, 2024 in Las Vegas.[28] Nicolson defeated Mahfoud via unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 99-91) and took the vacant title.[29][30][31][32]

Nicolson vs. Vargas

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Nicolson made the first defense of her WBC featherweight title against Dyana Vargas at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, winning the fight by unanimous decision with all three ringside judges scoring the contest 100-90.[33][34][35][36]

Nicolson vs. Chapman

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Nicolson made the second defense of her title against the previously unbeaten Raven Chapman at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 12 October 2024, in what was the first women's world title boxing fight held in Saudi Arabia[37] and the first women’s bout to feature on a Riyadh Season show.[38] She won the fight by unanimous decision, with scorecards of 98-92 and 99-91.[39][40][41]

Professional boxing record

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12 fights 12 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 11 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
12 Win 12–0 Raven Chapman UD 10 12 Oct 2024 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Retained WBC female featherweight title
11 Win 11–0 Dyana Vargas UD 10 13 Jul 2024 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Retained WBC female featherweight title
10 Win 10–0 Sarah Mahfoud UD 10 6 Apr 2024 Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Winchester, Nevada, US Won vacant WBC female featherweight title
9 Win 9–0 Lucy Wildheart TKO 9 (10), 1:11 25 Nov 2023 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland Retained WBC interim featherweight title
8 Win 8–0 Sabrina Maribel Pérez UD 10 15 Sep 2023 Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico Won WBC interim featherweight title
7 Win 7–0 Linda Laura Lecca PTS 8 22 Apr 2023 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
6 Win 6–0 Tania Alvarez UD 10 4 Feb 2023 Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, US Won vacant WBC Silver featherweight title
5 Win 5–0 Krystina Jacobs UD 10 15 Oct 2022 South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Won inaugural Commonwealth female featherweight title
4 Win 4–0 Gabriela Bouvier PTS 8 4 Jun 2022 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
3 Win 3–0 Shanecqua Paisley Davis UD 6 30 Apr 2022 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
2 Win 2–0 Bec Connolly PTS 6 26 Mar 2022 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
1 Win 1–0 Jessica Juarez UD 6 3 Mar 2022 Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California, US

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skye Nicolson.

References

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  2. ^ "Skye Nicolson". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Boxing NICOLSON Skye - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Matchroom Boxing Profile: Skye Nicolson". Matchroom Boxing. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ Swanton, Will (11 April 2018). "Skye Nicolson fights for angels in her corner". The Australian. Gold Coast, Queensland.
  6. ^ McMeeking, Suzy (22 February 2022). "Skye Nicolson,"Both my parents are 🇬🇧" "quite easy for me 2 become a dual citizen, which I am now"". Women's Fight News.
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  8. ^ "Skye Nicolson: Boxer visits her old school Our Lady's College at Annerley". Courier Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Driven by spirits in the Skye". The Australian. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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  11. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Skye Nicolson wins boxing gold in memory of her dead brothers". ABC News. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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  13. ^ "Aussie boxer's RAW DESPAIR in heartbreaking interview after Tokyo Olympics defeat". 7NEWS. 28 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Skye Nicolson | Fighter Page". Tapology.
  15. ^ "Skye Nicolson, Australian Olympian, Outpoints Jessica Juarez In Pro Debut On Chocolatito-Martinez Undercard". Boxing Scene. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Australia's Skye Nicolson claims unanimous decision victory in professional debut". The Sporting News. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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  18. ^ Donovan, Jake (15 October 2022). "Skye Nicolson Drops, Soundly Outpoints Krystina Jacobs Over Ten Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Boxing: Skye Nicolson moves to 6-0 with decision win against Tania Alvarez". Fight News Australia. 5 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Skye Nicolson Out-Boxes Overmatched Tania Alvarez In 10-Rounder On Serrano-Cruz Card". Boxing Scene. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  21. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (14 September 2023). "Skye Nicolson 'really excited' to challenge Sabrina Maribel Perez". FIGHTMAG.
  22. ^ Wells, Jed (16 September 2023). "Skye Nicolson claims first belt in emphatic win over Sabrina Maribel Perez". www.sportingnews.com.
  23. ^ "'I want to be world champion': Aussie boxing star lays down the challenge after brutal victory". ABC News. 26 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Skye Nicolson Defeats Lucy Wildheart By Scoring Her First TKO Win". Sports Illustrated. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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  27. ^ "Skye Nicolson: Australian pushing for WBC world title fight in Australia in April". BBC Sport. 11 January 2024.
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  29. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (7 April 2024). "Skye Nicolson earns world title by decision against Sarah Mahfoud". FIGHTMAG.
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  32. ^ "Skye Nicolson Proves Untouchable in Win Over Sarah Mahfoud". Boxing Scene. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  33. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (14 July 2024). "Skye Nicolson bests Dyana Vargas via 10-round decision to retain title". FIGHTMAG.
  34. ^ "Skye Nicolson flummoxes Dyana Vargas in Wells Fargo Center whitewash". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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  41. ^ "Skye High: Skye Nicolson Nearly Flawless in Lopsided Points Win Over Raven Chapman To Retain WBC Title". The Ring. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title Commonwealth female
featherweight title
October 15, 2022 – September 15, 2023
Won interim title 		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Erika Cruz 		WBC Silver female
featherweight champion
February 4, 2023 – September 15, 2023
Won interim title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Sarah Mahfoud
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC female
featherweight champion
Interim title
September 15, 2023 – April 7, 2024
Won full title 		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Amanda Serrano 		WBC female
featherweight champion
April 7, 2024 – present 		Incumbent
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