Featherweight star Skye Nicolson is confident of landing her dream world title shot in her homeland of Australia this year.
The WBC interim world champion had been calling for a shot against multiweight icon Amanda Serrano, but will now face Denmark’s Sarah Mahfoud for the full world title after the Puerto Rican vacated her title last month.
The Commonwealth and Olympian gold medalist, who is unbeaten in nine fights since joining the professional ranks in March 2022, enjoyed a big 2023 year, securing four big wins in four fights in New York, Cardiff, Tijuana and Dublin.
Nicolson began 2023 by outpointing Spain’s Tania Alvarez at the Madison Square Garden Theater to capture the WBC Silver Featherweight title before defeating Peruvian Linda Laura Lecca in her second fight at the Cardiff International Arena.
The skilled southpaw captured the interim world featherweight title against Argentina’s Maribel Perez in Mexico and finished the year in style by earning her first knockout victory against Sweden’s Lucy Wildheart on the blockbuster Cameron vs. Taylor 2 in Ireland.
Nicolson, 28, has paved the way for women’s boxing in Australia, and speaking at a media day in Brisbane today, the former amateur sensation admitted it would be a dream come true to capture a full world title in front of her family and friends. below
“I think Matchroom are trying really hard to get the fight in Australia, hopefully in Brisbane, which would be a dream come true for my first world title,” Nicolson said.
“I’m very excited to win that first world title and bring it home to Australia. Matchroom, right now, is trying to focus on a date in April.
“I think a lot of people thought my last fight was going to be a tough test for me, but I know what I’m capable of. I didn’t overlook Lucy Wildheart, but I knew that fight was going to be a big statement.
“I’ve said since day one that the better the opponent, the better Skye Nicolson you’ll see on the night.
“I know that Mahfoud won three rounds against Serrano a little over a year ago. She won’t win three rounds against me. The same thing happened against Wildheart, she won three rounds against Mikaela Meyer.
“She wasn’t going to win three rounds against me, ever, she wasn’t even going to be close. “I feel very confident, I know she is a good boxer but that works in my favor, I like to fight against good boxers.”
