Nicolson vs Lecca

Who won Nicolson vs Lecca?

Skye Nicolson beat Linda Laura Lecca by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 80-72, 80-72 in favor of winner Skye Nicolson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov losing to Joe Cordina for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Gavin Gwynne beat Craig Woodruff for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt, Jordan Thompson defeated Luke Watkins, Zelfa Barrett was victorious over Jason Sanchez, and Sandy Ryan beat Marie Pier Houle.

Nicolson vs Lecca stats

Back in April 2023, Skye Nicolson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Linda Laura Lecca made her way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lecca had an advantage in power over Nicolson, with a 20% knockout percentage compared to Nicolson's 0%.

Skye Nicolson was the younger woman by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Skye Nicolson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Linda Laura Lecca was an orthodox fighter.

Nicolson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2022, 11 years and 9 months later than Lecca, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 84 fewer professional rounds, totaling 103 compared to Lecca's 187.

Nicolson vs Lecca form

Nicolson remained undefeated as a professional.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Tania Alvarez on February 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, she had won against Krystina Jacobs on October 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Australia.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Gabriela Bouvier on July 4, 2022, by points in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Before that, she had defeated Shanecqua Paisley Davis on May 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

She had won against Bec Connolly on March 26, 2022, by points in the 6th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Nicolson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 27 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Nicolson vs Lecca start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM BST at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Nicolson vs Lecca?

Nicolson vs Lecca was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Nicolson vs Lecca?

Skye Nicolson was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Linda Laura Lecca made her way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.