‘Whoa': Aussie champ rejects boxing legend with six-words going viral

News.com.au

20-05-2025

Aussie champ Skye Nicolson has brutally rejected boxing legend Derek Chisora in footage that has swirled across cyberspace.
The former WBC featherweight world champion has been widely applauded for her blunt rejection of the veteran heavyweight after they crossed paths in an incident caught on camera.
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Nicolson approached Chisora to pose for a photo together after an event, but the interaction took a turn when the 41-year-old asked the 29-year-old Aussie Olympian to go out together.
Chisora, wearing a cowboy hat, shared a side-on hug with Nicolson before asking 'How are you?', to which Nicholson replied: 'Good, thanks.'
You can watch the interaction in the video player above
Chisora then changed course as he asked: 'When are we going to grab dinner?'
However, she responded: 'Whoa. Don't be coming at me like that.'
Chisora wasn't overly fazed as he quipped: 'Don't you like dinner?'
Nicholson answered: 'I like dinner… on my own.'
She walked off with her six-word comment leaving Chisora looking like he'd been rocked by an uppercut flush on his chin.
Video of her brutal mic drop has spread to all corners of the boxing world, with most fans applauding the Aussie's reply.
'Biggest KO of Del Boy's career,' one person posted on X.
'Skye is a savage,' another person posted.
Another person wrote: 'The definition of punching above your weight,' posted a third.
One X user wrote: 'She's a professional athlete & won't be treated any differently'.
Others, however, sympathised with Chisora.
One said: 'He just asked her out basically and she thought that was somehow crossing the line?'
Another declared: 'How should a man ask a woman if they're going to grab dinner or not?'
One noted: 'She grabbed him like he was her boyfriend and got upset about grabbing dinner with him.'
Another added: 'Derek shooting his shot, can't blame the lad.'
Chisora is preparing for what he says will be the final fight of his career after he caused a major upset in rocking former champ Otto Wallin in their IBF world heavyweight title eliminator in February.
Chisora is currently the mandatory challenger for the IBF heavyweight title, which is held by Daniel Dubois.
Chisora is being forced to wait until after Dubois' re-match with Oleksadr Usyk, which is scheduled for July 19, before he hopes to get a shot at Dubois's world title belt later this year.