Nicolson and Ali win 122-pound title fights

Source: MVP

09/11/2026

Nicolson and Ali win 122-pound title fights

Skye Nicolson W10 Miyo Yoshida... Skye Nicolson (pictured) used her size and reach advantages against former two-division champion Miyo Yoshida en route to a wide unanimous decision win. Nicolson retained here  WBC super bantamweight title via scores of 98-92, 100-90 and 99-91. Nicolson boxed from range and kept circling while Yoshida pressed forward looking for overhands. Yoshida had her moments in close, landing rights in the clinches of the sixth and eighth rounds, but Nicolson kept answering with straight rights and lefts. Nicolson saved her best for last, landing uppercuts and a three-punch combination in the tenth to keep the.
 
Ramla Ali W10 Mikiah Kreps ... With the vacant WBO and IBF 122-pound titles at stake, Ramla Ali defeated Mikiah Kreps via split decision. Official scores were 97-92, 91-98 and 96-93. Kreps pressed forward from the opening bell, but Ali found her openings early, working a cut on Kreps in the second and dropping her with a left hand in the third. Kreps took over the middle and late rounds with nonstop combinations to the head and body, while Ali was warned twice for holding. Ali answered with big rights in a wild tenth and held on to two of the three cards. The two titles had been vacated by Ellie Scotney.