Skye Nicolson isn't exactly keeping her cards close to her chest ahead of Saturday's WBC women's featherweight title fight against Raven Chapman.
The fighters will square off in Riyadh as part of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol card, shown live on DAZN. At stake is Nicolson's WBC belt, which she won in April by unanimous decision against Sarah Mahfoud and successfully defended against Dyana Vargas Vargas in July.
The 29-year-old champion took part in the open workouts on Wednesday and stated that she has studied Nicolson and knows exactly how her challenger will approach the bout.
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"She's aggressive, she's game," Nicolson said. "She's happy to take shots and get in close when she's more effective at closer range."
As for any weaknesses Nicolson could take advantage of, the Aussie claims Chapman is "very easy to read" and doesn't put a lot of thought into what she's doing in the ring.
"I think she's got slow feet," she said. "I think she rushes her work, I don't think she sets up her attacks very well, I think she kind of does all this ducking and weaving without actually thinking about what she's doing."
While Nicolson's confidence is obvious, she believes Chapman's style will complement her own for "a great fight" between the women. However, she believes there will be a clear winner on Saturday night.
"I just feel like a game, aggressive opponent just confirms my style more," Nicolson said. "It's gonna make the fight more exciting, [but] I'm still gonna do what I do."
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