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)	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 5½ in (166 cm)
Born	(1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 27) Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	5
Wins	5
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing  Australia World Championships 2016 Astana Light welterweight Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Featherweight

Early years

Nicolson was born at Logan Hospital in Meadowbrook, Queensland.[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 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 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 107–32.

Post Olympics and turning professional

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

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.[10]

Professional boxing record

References

External links

• Skye Nicolson at BoxRec
• Skye Nicolson at Olympedia