Skye Nicolson wins maiden world title in dominant vogue over Sarah Mahfoud | Sporting News – Google
Australia has a brand new boxing world champion, after Skye Nicolson claimed her first corpulent world title in dominant vogue.
Nicolson modified into once end to excellent in Sunday’s win over Sarah Mahfoud, winning all 10 rounds on two of the judges scorecards and handiest dropping one on the third as she claimed the WBC featherweight title.
With this win, the Australian now now not handiest claims her first-ever world title, however saved her excellent expert list intact, and spot up a seemingly colossal-combat with Amanda Serrano.
Skye Nicolson outcomes: Australian claims maiden world title
It modified into once in point of truth no contest between Nicolson and Mahfoud in the discontinue, because the newly minted world champion dominated right through ten rounds.
Mahfoud barely landed a punch on the Australian, who cruised to victory in a combat she said she knew she would win earlier than it even started.
“I knew [I would win] earlier than I got in the ring,” Nicolson said after the combat.
“She modified into once awkward, she breaks the depraved very well, so I stumbled on myself falling in a dinky of bit after I modified into once attempting to assault, however I knew what I needed to produce to win and that is the reason what I did.
“My workforce and I said we factual must double up these attacks a dinky of bit because she modified into once breaking the space, however besides that, they told me to factual take care of doing what I modified into once doing and factual add a dinky of bit extra.”
Nicolson’s self belief modified into once palpable, namely right throughout the ideal rounds of the combat, which saw her dance right throughout the ring and pick her opponent aside, supremely confident that she had claimed a huge win.
Will Skye Nicolson combat Amanda Serrano?
With Mafoud in the rear-peek accept as true with, and her first-ever world title belt spherical her waist, Nicolson’s eyes will now flip to Amanda Serrano, the women folks who holds the different three belts in the featherweight division.
Serrano, the veteran unified champion, vacated the WBC strap ideal December after the body refused to allow her to defend the belt 12 three-minute spherical combat, insisting on 10 2-minute rounds.
She has insisted that the handiest technique Nicolson will more than seemingly be ready to combat her is below these condisitons, and interestingly the brand new WBC title holder is sport, asserting after the combat that she and her workforce will “form it happen.”
“I’m ready when she’s ready,” Nicolson said.
“Clearly I need the belt, so it is nothing private, Amanda, however I’m ready must you is seemingly to be.
“I secure it comic that she waited unless I modified into once her wanted to deem that is what she wanted to produce however be taught about, I respect the WB C’s guidelines, that’s why I’m gentle boxing for the WBC belt.
“But when the handiest technique to combat the Meta Serrano is over 12, three-minute rounds, reveal over with my workforce, we are going to form it happen.”