WBC Champ Skye Nicolson Pays Tribute to World Champion Twin Brothers by Sharing Rare Photo

WBC silver featherweight champion Skye Nicolson is one of the rising stars in the stacked women’s featherweight division. The former Olympian made her professional debut last year and has since gone on to win 6 fights with an undefeated record. Moreover, she recently beat Tania Alvarez for the WBC silver strap winning via UD in Madison Square Garden. With a win over Alvarez, she has cemented herself as a title challenger for undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano who defend her belts successfully against Erika Cruz in February.

Nicolson is highly motivated to make a name for herself in the sport. Therefore it came as no surprise when she shared a rare photo of two former world champions who overcame a lot to reach the top.

Skye Nicolson pays tribute to the McDonnell brothers

The 27-year-old took to Instagram and shared a post by Pat Nicolson. In the post, it was revealed that Jamie and Gavin McDonell, left their hometown to become boxers and Nicolson wanted them to pay him a visit. Moreover, he urged the two to take care of their sisters and families with a picture of the two as children attached to the bottom.

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Both Jamie and Gavin would end up becoming world champions and join the rare company of brothers who were also champions. In addition, it seems that Nicolson wants to follow in their footsteps and become a world-champion boxer herself. However, the road to this will not be easy as Serrano is one the most dominant champions the sport has seen in a while.

Who are the McDonnell brothers?

Both Jamie and Gavin grew up in Doncaster aspiring to become world-class boxers. Jamie who is older by nine minutes would first try his hand at boxing and would quickly manage to get very good at it. He would start his boxing journey in the early 2000s and would eventually become the IBF bantamweight champion in 2013 and clinch the WBA title in 2014. He would carry the IBF strap for six years and the WBA strap for five years before retiring from the sport in 2019.

Gavin on the other hand had a similar path to his brother. He became a European champion in the early stages of his career and also challenged for the WBA and IBF featherweight titles in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Gavin would end up retiring from the sport in 2021 after a draw with Andoni Gago back in 2021 for the European title.

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