Skye Nicolson

Skye Nicolson (born 27 August 1995) is an Australian boxer.[1] She competed in the featherweight event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal. In her first bout in the women's Feather (54–57 kg) preliminaries she beat Aeji Im from Republic of Korea on points. She was beaten in the quarterfinals by Kariss Artingstall from Great Britain.[2]

Skye Nicolson
Nicolson in 2022
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5½ in (166 cm)
Born (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995
Logan, Queensland, Australia
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights3
Wins3
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
2016 AstanaLight welterweight
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastFeatherweight

Early years

Nicolson was born in Meadowbrook, Queensland at the Logan Hospital.[3] She attended Our Lady's College throughout her upbringing[4] and grew up in the Gold Coast suburb of Yatala where she trains at the Jamie Nicolson Memorial Gym.[5] Skye started boxing when 12 years of age and is the sister of boxer Jamie Nicolson, who died before she was born.[6] Jamie was one of the greatest boxers in Australian history and competed at the 1992 Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. In 1995, a year before Skye Nicolson was born, Jamie and his younger brother Gavin were involved in a fatal car crash.[7]

Amateur achievements

In 2016, Nicolson won bronze at the World Championships in the Welterweight division. She missed out on the Rio 2016 Olympics and moved down a weight class 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 on home soil.[7]

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.[8]

Her amateur record is 107–33.

Post Olympics and turning professional

Skye reached the quarter final of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before suffering a 3–2 defeat to Great Britain’s Karriss Artingstall.[9]

Skye made her professional debut on 3 March 2022 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in San Diego, USA against the American fighter Jessica Juarez. Skye was victorious, winning the bout with a unanimous decision.[10]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
3 fights 3 wins 0 losses
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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. "Skye Nicolson: Boxer visits her old school Our Lady's College at Annerley". Courier Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. "Skye Nicolson closes in on a Tokyo Olympic Games boxing berth". Courier Mail. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: Skye Nicolson wins boxing gold in memory of her dead brothers". ABC News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. "Skye Nicolson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. "A long wait but Skye Nicolson is ready - Siren - Boxing". Siren. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. "Aussie boxer's RAW DESPAIR in heartbreaking interview after Tokyo Olympics defeat". 7NEWS. 28 July 2021.
  10. "Skye Nicolson | Fighter Page". Tapology.
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