Southpaw featherweight 5′ 5½″ Skye
"The Prodigy" Nicolson, born on
August 27, 1995, is an Australian boxer who began boxing
at the age of 12. Skye was the sister of Jamie Nicholson
who was also a boxer, but was in a tragic accident, and had
passed away, before she was born. Skye followed in his
footsteps and she competed in the amateurs extensively, and was
paving the way for others in the sport in Australia.
In 2016, she took a bronze medal in the 64kg category at the
2016 at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Astana,
Kazakhstan; at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a
gold medal; and
Nicolson competed in the 2019 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast
and won gold at that event. On online sources she has had
50 plus amateur bouts.
On March 5, 2022, after having a successful amateur career, she
made her pro debut against Jessica "La Reyna" Juarez,
129, with a 3-0
record. Nicolson wasted little time in fighting four-rounders,
and in her pro debut against Juarez, she fought six rounds in a
very evenly matched out.
Nicolson, 129, ultimately won the bout, by a unanimous decision with
judges scores as 54-60, 55-59 and 54-60.
In one news media source said that Nicolson is more proud of the fact that she is part of
a growing movement building both Australian sport and boxing in
her country. During her fight with Juarez, the
commentators remarked that Nicolson would like to return to the
amateurs in the Olympics in 2024. That is her goal is to
win a Gold in the Olympics.
On March 26, 2022, at the First
Direct Arena, in Leeds, Nicolson, 127, won a six-rounder by
points over Bec Connolly, 127 1/4. The score is 60-54.
On April 30, 2022,
at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, Nicolson, 125 1/4,
fought on one of the biggest cards that had Amanda Serrano
fighting Katie Taylor on the card. Nicolson won by a
six-round unanimous decision over Shanecqua Paisley Davis, 125
1/2.
On June 4, 2022, at
the Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Nicolson, 127 1/4, won
an eight-round bout by points over Gabriel Bouvier, 127 1/4.
Summary of some of
her background: Her education includes the Midwifery at
Griffith University, QLD, Australia, and it was reported that
she was a student and midwife in October of 2017.
On October 15, 2022,
at the South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Australia, Nicholson
won a ten-round unanimous decision over Krystina Jacobs. The two
were fighting for the vacant Commonwealth Boxing Council
Featherweight title.
On February 4, 2023,
at the Hulu
Theatre, Madison Square Garden, New York, in another
high-profile boxing card, with Amanda Serrano fighting Erika
Cruz; Nicolson, 124¾, won a
ten-round unanimous decision over Tania Alvarez, 125½. Final
judges scores were 98-92, 97-93, and 100-90. The two were
fighting for the WBC Silver Featherweight title.
On April 22, 2023,
at the Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
Skye Nicolson, 127 ¼, out of Queensland, Australia, won an
eight-round bout over Linda Laura Lecca, 125.3, by points.
On September 15,
2023, at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno,
Tijuana, Nicolson, 125 3/4, won a ten-round unanimous decision
over Sabrina Perez, 125 3/4. The two were fighting for the
WBC Interim World Featherweight belt. Final judges scores
were 98-92, 99-91, and 97-93.
On November 25,
2023, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, Nicolson, 125 1/4, won
by a [1:11] ninth round stoppage of Lucy Wildheart in a
scheduled ten-round bout. The two were fighting for the
WBC Interim World Featherweight title. Wildheart's corner
threw in the towel.
