{"id":698619,"date":"2026-05-27T21:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/698619\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T21:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:10:10","slug":"skye-nicholson-gets-upgrade-as-ellie-scotney-vacates-wbc-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/698619\/","title":{"rendered":"Skye Nicholson gets upgrade as Ellie Scotney vacates WBC crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxrec.com\/en\/box-pro\/889583\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ellie Scotney<\/a> has vacated her WBC super-bantamweight world title. As a result, mandatory challenger and interim champion Skye Nicholson has now been elevated to full champion status.<\/p>\n<p>The decision immediately reshapes the division. Therefore, Nicholson is now officially recognised as the WBC champion and moves forward with her own world title reign.<\/p>\n<p>Skye Nicholson gets upgrade as Ellie Scotney vacates WBC crown<\/p>\n<p>Nicholson is now a two-weight world champion. In addition, she previously held the WBC featherweight title before losing it to Tiara Brown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nicolson-.jpg\" alt=\"Skye Nicholson stands in boxing gloves and training gear during a workout session ahead of her move to super-bantamweight.\" class=\"wp-image-125512\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>That defeat ultimately led to her decision to drop down in weight. However, the move has quickly paid off with another world title opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Terms are already understood to be in place for Nicholson to make her first defence against former two-weight world champion Miyo Yoshida. Meanwhile, the date and venue are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Yoshida brings experience and pedigree into the matchup. Therefore, it represents a meaningful first defence for Nicholson as she looks to establish herself at the top of the division.<\/p>\n<p>Skye Nicholson gets upgrade as Ellie Scotney vacates WBC crown amid division debate<\/p>\n<p>However, Scotney\u2019s decision has naturally sparked debate among fans. Opinion remains split over what it means for the super-bantamweight division moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Some have questioned whether a future fight between Scotney and Nicholson will still happen. This is particularly relevant given how closely both fighters were aligned at world level.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, others have pointed out that vacating titles is often driven by timing, weight decisions and career direction. Therefore, it should not automatically be viewed as avoidance.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Nicholson moves forward as the new WBC champion. In addition, the wider division continues to revolve around one key unanswered question: will Skye Nicholson and Ellie Scotney still collide at some point down the line?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ellie Scotney has vacated her WBC super-bantamweight world title. As a result, mandatory challenger and interim champion Skye&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-698619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}