Skye Nicolson

Skye Brittany Nicolson (born 27 August 1995) is an Australian professional boxer.[1] 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.[2]

Skye Nicolson
Nicolson at the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Astana
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5½ in (166 cm)
Born (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995
Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights7
Wins7
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 AstanaLight welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastFeatherweight

Early years

Nicolson was born at Logan Hospital in Meadowbrook, Queensland.[3] Her father is Scottish-born Allan, originally from Glasgow.[4] She grew up on the Gold Coast[5] and attended Our Lady's College throughout her upbringing.[6] Nicolson 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.[7] Her brothers, Jamie and Gavin, were tragically involved in a fatal car crash a year before she was born.[8] 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.[9]

Amateur boxing

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.[8]

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.[10]

Nicolson reached the quarter-final of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before suffering a 3–2 defeat to Great Britain’s Karriss Artingstall.[11] She retired from amateur competition with a record of 107–32.

Professional career

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.[12]

Professional boxing record
7 fights 7 wins 0 losses
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US Won 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

References
  1. "Skye Nicolson". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "Boxing NICOLSON Skye - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. "Matchroom Boxing Profile: Skye Nicolson". Matchroom Boxing. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. Swanton, Will (11 April 2018). "Skye Nicolson fights for angels in her corner". The Australian. Gold Coast, Queensland.
  5. "Skye Nicolson closes in on a Tokyo Olympic Games boxing berth". Courier Mail. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. "Skye Nicolson: Boxer visits her old school Our Lady's College at Annerley". Courier Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. "Driven by spirits in the Skye". The Australian. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. "Skye Nicolson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. "Commonwealth Games: Skye Nicolson wins boxing gold in memory of her dead brothers". ABC News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. "A long wait but Skye Nicolson is ready - Siren - Boxing". Siren. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. "Aussie boxer's RAW DESPAIR in heartbreaking interview after Tokyo Olympics defeat". 7NEWS. 28 July 2021.
  12. "Skye Nicolson | Fighter Page". Tapology.
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