Skye Nicolson retained her World Boxing Council super-bantamweight title in her first defense in Arlington, Texas. The World Boxing Council gave the judges’ scores as 99–91, 98–92 and 100–90.
Australia’s Skye Nicolson defeated Japan’s Miyo Yoshida by unanimous decision on 8 November 2026, completing the first defense of her World Boxing Council (WBC) super-bantamweight championship.
The fight had originally been scheduled for 29 August in Birmingham, England, but Nicolson’s wrist injury forced a postponement, The Ring said before the bout.
Over ten rounds, Nicolson controlled the distance from a southpaw, or left-handed, stance, landing punches and moving away from Yoshida’s replies, the WBC said. Yoshida tried to close the gap and force exchanges, but Nicolson kept control for much of the fight.
Nicolson previously held the WBC featherweight title, losing it to Tiara Brown by split decision in March 2025 before moving down to super-bantamweight. She beat Yulihan Luna for the interim title in December 2025 and became full champion on 27 May 2026, after Ellie Scotney vacated the belt.
Nicolson reached the quarterfinals for Australia at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and won featherweight gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Yoshida had previously held the IBF bantamweight title in 2023–2024 and twice held the WBO junior-bantamweight title, in 2019–2020 and 2021–2022.
The Ring listed Nicolson’s pre-fight professional record as 16–1 with three knockouts and Yoshida’s as 19–5. The unanimous decision leaves Nicolson at 17–1 with three knockouts and Yoshida at 19–6.
Before facing Yoshida, Nicolson told The Ring she wanted a rematch with Brown and was pursuing a fight with Amanda Serrano. She said an undisputed championship fight could be possible in 2027; she did not describe one as arranged.
The USA stayed unbeaten at 4–0, while Tonga, Georgia, Samoa, Portugal and Spain also won their fourth-round Tests.
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