Skye Brittany Nicolson (born 27 August 1995) is an Australian

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. As an

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she competed in the featherweight event at the

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, winning the gold medal. Nicolson competed at the

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. In her first bout in the women's Feather (54–57 kg) preliminaries she beat Im Ae-ji from

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on points. She was beaten in the quarterfinals by Kariss Artingstall from

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Early years

Nicolson was born at

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. Her father is Scottish-born Allan, originally from

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. She grew up on the

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and attended Our Lady's College throughout her upbringing. 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. Her brothers,

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and Gavin, were tragically involved in a fatal car crash a year before she was born. 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.

Amateur boxing

In 2016, Nicolson won bronze at the World Championships in the Welterweight division. She missed out on the

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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. The Queensland athlete claimed her spot on the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team at the 2020 Asia and Oceana Qualification event held in

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, Jordan after defeating Mongolia's Bolortuul Tumurkhuyag. Nicolson reached the quarter-final of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before suffering a 3–2 defeat to Great Britain’s Karriss Artingstall. 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.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicolson, Skye 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Australian women boxers Featherweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Place of birth missing (living people) Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Australia Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Australian people of Scottish descent Southpaw boxers AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists