Last week we asked the question.
Robinson, Scott, Johnson — three Aussie world titles gone in one month. Could Skye Nicolson stop the rot ?
Answer: yes. Comfortably.
The Queenslander kept her WBC super bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Japan's two-division world champion Miyo Yoshida in Arlington, Texas.
100-90. 99-91. 98-92.
One judge gave her every single round.
Working off the southpaw jab, Nicolson kept Yoshida at the end of her punches all night. The Japanese veteran kept coming — she always does — but never found a way inside.
So what did the champ make of it ?
"It was a pretty average performance, but I'm happy to get the win."
Pretty average ?? Tell that to the scorecards !!
To be fair, this was her first fight back from the injury that wiped out the August date — "the longest I've been out of the ring since I turned pro," she said.
That makes it 17-1 (3 KOs), and the only blemish is still that split decision to Tiara Brown in Sydney.
And a little Aussie payback too. Yoshida is the woman who took Ebanie Bridges' IBF belt back in 2023.
Now Nicolson wants the rest. Unification in 2027, a Brown rematch, and Amanda Serrano still on her wish list.
If that was "average" — the rest of the 122-pound division should be worried !
🇦🇺 SKYE NICOLSON def. MIYO YOSHIDA 🇯🇵
🥊 UD 10 (100-90, 99-91, 98-92) | WBC World Super Bantamweight Title — first defence
📍 College Park Center, Arlington, Texas | 8 November 2026
Congratulations Skye — and respect to Miyo Yoshida for taking the fight !
Bacolod's Genesis Servania will fight China's rising star Aketelieti Yelejian for the WBO Asia Lightweight title this November.
The highly-anticipated match up will take place on the undercard of the IBF world title fight between Pedro Taduran and Zhu DianXing at Jeju Island, South Korea.
Aketelieti Yelejian, who suffered a narrow loss to the Prince Albert Pagara in June, rebounded with an impressive IBF Asia victory against Korean Jin Su Kim in Vietnam recently. He is a very rangy and deceptive boxer known for his relaxed combinations, and he's supremely confident in his ability to take down Servania and claim the title.
"I've studied Servania's style, and I know I have the skills to outmaneuver him," Yelejian said yesterday.
"I'm excited to represent China on the international stage once more, and bring home an impressive win against a top and proven boxer like Genesis."
Servania, a seasoned veteran with a 35-4 record, boasts a reputation for toughness that has come from battles at the top level. And has still possesses some of the best body shots in the sport of boxing.
This important title shot gives the filipino the opportunity to re-establish himself on the world scene once more, and it's best remembered that his only defeats have came against world-ranked champions like Oscar Valdez and Andres Cortes.
But the China team have already confidently stated that Yelejian's youth, speed, height, and reach may all prove too much for the Filipino boxer.
Their optimism also exudes for the world title bout, where surprisingly, they are quite dismissive of Pedro Taduran's hopes of beating star Zhu DianXing. They actually rate their boxer so highly, they have predicted that the champion has no chance of retaining the belt.
These claims set up an intriguing backdrop for two massive Philippines v China feature bouts.
Fight Details :
- Date: Saturday, November 23rd
- Location: Jeju Island, South Korea
- Title: WBO Asia Lightweight
- Contenders: Aketelieti Yelejian (China) vs. Genesis Servania (Philippines)
