Skye Nicolson has ramped up her criticism against Australian boxing champion Amanda Serrano, suggesting she may be purposely dodging confrontation between themselves in regards to featherweight division undisputed championship dispute. Skye claims she still has not secured fight she wants due to Serrano’s perceived strategic maneuvers to avoid fight with Skye, so suspecting Serrano of delaying it.
After successfully defending her WBC gold title against Raven Chapman for a second time, Nicolson issued a challenge to Serrano for an unification bout. According to Sky Sports interviews, she expressed frustration over Serrano’s dismissive approach despite her 12-0 record; further stressing how Serrano should know she is mandated as her successor by WBC. Nicolson pointed out how Serrano gave up her WBC belt shortly after discussions regarding 12×3 minute rounds began taking place; which she saw as her way of avoidance tactic from fighting her.
Nicolson has been vocal about her displeasure, suggesting Serrano used the advocacy for women’s rights and longer fight durations as a smokescreen to dodge this high-stakes fight. Despite Serrano vacating the title and engaging in a 10-round match with Stevie Morgan followed by a planned fight with Katie Taylor at lightweight, Nicolson believes these actions only bolster her claim that Serrano is evading her.
The Bigger Picture for Skye Nicolson
Nicolson, who triumphed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, clarified that her ultimate goal was not specifically to fight Serrano but to become the undisputed champion in their weight class. She posits that her aim is to engage in a series of compelling performances over the following year to make a potential fight with Serrano inevitable, with the hope that Serrano will eventually seek out the fight herself.
Boxing fans remain eagerly awaiting when, or if, Nicolson and Serrano may finally meet inside a ring to fight each other for undisputed supremacy; regardless of who that may be. Nicolson remains determined to seize control over any opponent that stands in her way in her quest to become undisputed champion.
Nicolson’s statements have sparked heated discussions regarding whether Serrano is indeed avoiding her or whether other factors come into play. While boxing fans await an outcome to Nicolson’s dream fight request.