One of the boxing matches this weekend that is being overlooked is this matchup on the undercard of the Cameron vs. Taylor event in Dublin. Skye Nicolson looks to defend her interim WBC featherweight belt against the tough Lucy Wildheart in front of a rowdy Irish crowd on Saturday night.
Continue reading for a closer look at this women’s featherweight clash, along with the official Nicolson vs. Wildheart prediction ahead of placing any bets on boxing this weekend.
Skye Nicolson vs Lucy Wildheart Information
Skye Nicolson vs Lucy Wildheart
Location of the fight: 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
Date & Time: November 25, 2023, 3:10 PM ET estimated ring walk
How to Watch: DAZN
Last Fight Results:
Nicolson is coming off her first world title fight win over Sabrina Maribel Perez.
Wildheart is looking to bounce back from a decision loss to Mikaela Mayer for the interim WBC lightweight title.
Skye Nicolson vs Lucy Wildheart Betting Analysis
Skye Nicolson
Nicolson is an Australian boxer with a professional record of 8-0 with all 8 of those wins coming by decision. Before turning professional, she accumulated an amateur record of 107-32, while winning a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at featherweight.
Nicolson is a 28-year-old and the brother of the late Jamie Nicolson, who was one of the best Australian amateurs to ever do it before tragically passing away before Skye was born. Now, she is a 5’5 ½” southpaw looking to defend a world title just 9 fights into her professional career.
Lucy Wildheart
Wildheart is a Swedish professional boxer with a record of 10-2 and 4 wins coming by way of KO. She now resides in the UK and trains out of Churchill’s Boxing Club. She’s a professional personal trainer as well and is in phenomenal physical condition. Wildheart is listed as 5’5” and is 30 years of age going into her second consecutive title shot.
Updates
There are no injuries reported to DAZN.
Skye Nicolson vs Lucy Wildheart Betting Preview
When you want to make boxing predictions, you have to take the time to understand what the betting lines show about a particular matchup and you should figure out how the two fighters’ styles might clash in the ring.
According to boxing odds, Nicolson is a massive -1200 betting favorite over the +670 Wildheart. This fight is heavily favored to go to a decision at -950. The Nicolson vs. Wildheart prediction can’t be made off of this information alone, though.
After studying the film on both of these women, the betting odds are kind of surprising. Wildheart took a world title fight on 24-hour notice and fought very tough against a very physically imposing Mikaela Mayer.
Wildheart is a conventional boxer with solid head movement and counters. You can tell she tries to fight the correct way and do the ‘sweet science’ some justice every time she steps into the ring. She is a true professional who will always be in great shape and ready to put on the fight of her life on Saturday night.
Nicolson is a very talented young prospect–recently turned world-level champion after a quick ascension to the top after turning professional in 2022. She is an athletic southpaw with a lot of speed in her hands. She lands a nasty left hand consistently right down the chute and she will set everything up to land that. Once she starts sitting down on her punches, the KO wins might come.
Skye Nicolson vs Lucy Wildheart Betting Prediction
The official Nicolson vs. Wildheart prediction is that Nicolson gets her hand raised after a pretty close decision. She will probably win 7 out of the 10 rounds and have to dig deep in the last couple to come out on top.
Wildheart is going to be ready to go, but the skill of Nicolson is just too much to bet against. You can keep your eyes on sportsbooks this week to see any more prop bets being released with nicer odds to bet on Nicolson with. Maybe even her scoring a knockdown would be a good risk to take.
- Pick: Nicolson to win by KO.
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