Skye Nicolson withdraws injured from MVP debut fight on Mikaela Mayer vs Chantelle Cameron card
Skye Nicolson forced to withdraw from world title defence on her MVP debut after sustaining injury in training; Tysie Gallagher drafted onto main card in Birmingham which now features Neeraj Goyat vs Yessin Koulai; watch MVPW-06: UK vs USA live on Sky Sports on August 29
Wednesday 5 August 2026 11:32, UK
Skye Nicolson has been forced to withdraw from her world title fight against Japan's Miyo Yoshida due to injury.
It was announced last week that Nicolson would defend her WBC super-bantamweight title in her debut MVP fight on the undercard of Mikaela Mayer vs Chantelle Cameron in Birmingham on August 29, live on Sky Sports.
But those plans have been dashed after the 30-year-old Australian sustained an injury in training.
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"I'm devastated to announce that, due to sustaining an injury in training last week, I have had to withdraw from my scheduled fight," Nicolson said in an MVP statement.
"I'd like to sincerely apologise to Miyo Yoshida and her team for this delay. I have nothing but respect for Miyo and I'm looking forward to finally sharing the ring with her before the end of the year.
"A new date for my fight with Yoshida will be locked in very soon, and I can't wait to get back in the gym, back to full health, and back to doing what I love.
"Thank you to everyone for your continued support and understanding."
Luton's Tysie Gallagher (10-2) will now fight on the main card of the August 29 show at bp pulse LIVE against a yet-to-be-named opponent in an eight-round super-bantamweight contest.
In addition, India's No 1 fighter, Neeraj Goyat (20-4-2, 9 KOs), will take on Germany's Yessin Koulai (8-1, 3 KOs) over six rounds at super lightweight.
Britain's Caroline Dubois defends her WBC and WBO lightweight titles against Amelia Moore on a card made up entirely of bouts between female fighters from the UK and USA.
Mikaela Mayer vs Chantelle Cameron headlines MVPW-06: UK vs USA in Birmingham on August 29, live on Sky Sports.
