Skye Nicolson vs Sarah Mahfoud Prediction: A fresh opportunity for new record

On April 7th, Skye Nicolson and Sarah Mahfoud will compete for the empty world title in Las Vegas. Nicolson, a former Olympian and upcoming featherweight, will fight Denmark’s Mahfoud for the WBC featherweight title. Nicolson, who already has the temporary belt, aims to win the full title at the new Fontainebleau on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. Their fight will be part of the Richardson Hitchins vs. Gustavo Daniel Lemos event, which you can watch only on DAZN Boxing.

Nicolson has fought and won nine professional fights after a successful amateur career at the Olympics. She remains unbeaten. Recently, she defended her interim belt by defeating Lucy Wildheart in the ninth round in Dublin. After beating Sabrina Maribel Perez in Mexico, Nicolson won the interim WBC title. She defended it again against Lucy Wildheart during a major boxing event. Nicolson also won against Tania Alvarez, who was undefeated at the time. This will be her third fight in the United States and her first in Las Vegas, where she is expected to earn a lot of money. However, the details about her overall earnings and net worth are not well known.

Mahfoud recently won the WBC silver featherweight title by beating Marcela Acuna. She has a professional record of 14 wins and 1 loss. Her only loss was to Amanda Serrano, who is the top featherweight fighter. Since that loss, Mahfoud has won three fights in a row, including the WBC Silver Featherweight title. She often wins her fights by unanimous decision, meaning all judges agree she won. Out of her last seven wins, six were unanimous decisions. She won against fighters like Marcela Acuna, Veronica Tosi, Lara Ochmann (where she got the WBC title), Nina Meinke, Brenda Carabajal (both giving her the IBF World Female Featherweight Title), and Enerolisa de Leon.

Mahfoud may seem strong on paper, but Nicolson's amateur background could change things in the actual fight. Mahfoud fought well against Serrano before, but Serrano wasn't too troubled by her. Nicolson, who is very fast and recently dominated her last opponent, might do the same against Mahfoud. Nicolson's left-handed style could also give her an advantage, as Mahfoud, who fights with her right, might find it tricky. For Mahfoud to win, she needs to keep Nicolson under pressure and corner her, which won't be easy. Nicolson's quick moves and counter-attacks could frustrate Mahfoud and lead to mistakes. Although it's hard to bet on the outcome, Nicolson seems likely to win, possibly by lasting the entire fight and winning by decision.