Australian boxer Skye Nicolson lost a split points decision to Great Britain’s Karriss Artingstall in their featherweight quarter-final clash | proshenks SMHsport
Australia’s wait for its first female Olympic boxing medallist continues after Skye Nicolson lost a split points decision to Great Britain’s Karriss Artingstall in their featherweight quarter-final clash on Wednesday.
When the decision was announced, Nicolson broke down and dropped to her haunches, aware that she would have been guaranteed a bronze medal at worst had the decision gone her way.No Australian woman has progressed so far in an Olympic tournament, but that came as little comfort to the 25-year-old. It was an outstanding contest from the outset, Artingstall utilising her jab as Nicolson tried to land punches on the inside. Nicolson landed perhaps the most telling blows in the second round, but wasn’t able to maintain her workrate as both boxers tired.
Having already won a Commonwealth Games gold medal, Nicholson’s dream was to create history by adding an Olympic medal to her collection, an ambition she believed she had achieved until the judges reached their verdict.
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