frustration of fighters avoiding her<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s been the goal since I turned professional to become an undisputed champion,\u201d she said<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be a household name, and I feel like that\u2019s the kind of accolade that\u2019s going to get you there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to fight for vacant titles. I want to fight the champions. I want to dethrone the champions. I want to prove I\u2019m the best!<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve found that side of professional boxing quite difficult to deal with, where people, if they don\u2019t want to fight you, just won\u2019t fight you.<\/p>\n
\u201cMandatory positioning obviously helps, but it still doesn\u2019t guarantee anything. As we saw when I was the mandatory for Amanda Serrano. It didn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Australian world champion boxer Skye NicolsonSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n
Despite missing out on the undisputed showdown, Nicolson embraced the moment on social media after officially becoming a two-division world champion. <\/p>\n
\u201cDisappointed not to get my shot at undisputed but proud to be a world champion again,\u201d Nicolson wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo division champion sounds nice but there is still so much more to come!\u201d<\/p>\n
The upgrade now places Nicolson among an exclusive group of Australian fighters to win recognised world titles in multiple divisions. <\/p>\n
Attention has already turned to Nicolson\u2019s first defence, with former two-division world champion Miyo Yoshida emerging as the next challenger.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to the challenge of Miyo Yoshida next and being part of some of the biggest fights in the sport,\u201d Nicolson said.<\/p>\n
Yoshida, a former super flyweight and bantamweight world champion, has won consecutive bouts since losing the IBF bantamweight title to Shurretta Metcalf in 2024.<\/p>\n
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The Japanese veteran last fought in April, stopping Edith de Jesus Flores in six rounds.<\/p>\n
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