Skye Nicolson is poised to make history. Alongside Raven Chapman, the WBC featherweight champion will participate in the first-ever women’s title bout in Saudi Arabia. The southpaw from Meadowbrook, Queensland, who claimed the championship in April this year, will defend her title for the second time on the much-anticipated Artur Beterbiev–Dmitry Bivol card. The fight will take place at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena.

With growing excitement surrounding the main event and undercard, there’s understandable curiosity about the earnings for the fights on Saturday night. Precise details about the guaranteed purse of the Nicolson-Chapman fight might remain unclear. However, a review of previous bouts can offer insight into the potential earnings from this event. In this piece, let’s explore Skye Nicolson’s career and the financial rewards she has garnered from her recent fights.

How much is Skye Nicolson worth in 2024?

So before we dwell into some of the details regarding Skye Nicolson’s financial standing, let’s take a quick review of her career thus far. Born on August 27, 1995, Nicolson reportedly took up the gloves when she was just 12 years old. She won a slew of medals at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. But her dream of an Olympic medal was cut short when she lost in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Games.

Two years later, she turned professional, making her debut in San Diego, California. Last year, on September 23, she became an interim featherweight champion. This year, on April 6, she defeated Sarah Mahfoud to secure the vacant WBC title. With eleven fights under her belt, Skye Nicolson remains unbeaten.

There appear to be varying estimates of Skye Nicolson’s net worth. Based on her fights and some of the reported endorsements, the website ‘Sporty Salaries’ updates that it should be somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.25 million. However, ahead of her championship bout against Mahfoud, ‘The Sports Grail‘ placed her net worth between $250,000 and $500,000.

Skye Nicolson’s career earnings

On July 13, Skye Nicolson faced the Dominican fighter, Dyana Vargas. The first title defense took place on the Jaron Ennis–David Avanesyan card in Philadelphia. According to a report from the ‘NY Fights’, the overall purse for the Nicolson-Vargas bout was approximately $300,000. Per the reported split, while Nicolson received around $200,000, Vargas went home with $100,000. However, ‘Sporty Salaries’ suggests that for the match, Nicolson’s payout was closer to $150,000.

Similarly, the match against Sarah Mahfoud was the first six-figure fight for Skye Nicolson. Reportedly, she netted roughly $100,000. Last year, beginning with the Tania Alvarez fight that helped her secure the vacant WBC silver featherweight, the Australian champion fought four times! So for the whole year, it seems her overall income stood around $175,000.

It’s worth noting, as ‘Sporty Salaries’ pointed out, that for the 2022 fight against Krystina Jacobs that made her a Commonwealth featherweight champion, she reportedly earned $5000. To have come so far where she could be possibly taking home around $400,000 for the Chapman bout is a testament to Skye Nicolson’s remarkable progress and growing success.

For Nicolson, her dream remains the fight against the division’s unified champion, Amanda Serrano. But there’s a good chance that first, she might have to settle with a challenge from the American Tiara Brown. As the Australian champion’s star continues to rise, it’s likely her financial standing will grow to match her increasing prominence in the boxing world.

If Skye Nicolson defeats Raven Chapman, who do you think would be her ideal opponent?