Former WBC featherweight champion Skye Nicolson and promising heavyweight Teremoana Teremoana will both help launch Matchroom Boxing’s new era in Australia on April 29.
Nicolson (15-1, 3 KOs), the current WBC interim super bantamweight champion, returns home to face Mariah Turner in an all-Aussie main event at the Melbourne Pavilion.
Turner (12-1, 6 KOs) is on a seven-fight winning streak, with her only loss coming against Ellie Bouttell in 2024.
“We pride ourselves at Matchroom Boxing on being the only true global promotional company in the world, and we cannot wait to get this new seven-shows-a-year partnership started,” Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn said via press release. “We have a great chance to really get our teeth into what I believe is the most exciting time ever for Australian boxing and can’t wait to stage many major events here in what promises to be a big year.”
Nicolson returns to her homeland for her fourth fight on home soil. The 30-year-old southpaw comes off three straight victories following her only career loss to Tiara Brown, where she lost her WBC featherweight title by split decision in Sydney.
“It all starts on April 29 with a fantastic fight for WBC Interim Champion Skye Nicolson against Mariah Turner – where a future undisputed shot awaits the winner,” Hearn explained. “We’ve also got a man who is so good they named him twice, in Teremoana Teremoana – a giant of a young man, who I believe will be a future heavyweight world champion. Plus, we’ve got a great card stacked with 50-50 fights, including what will be a brilliant super lightweight match-up between Jake Wyllie and Ibrahim Balla.”
Teremoana (9-0, 9 KOs) has a date with Curtis Harper on March 21 ahead of his return to Australia. An opponent is yet to be named for his return to Australia. The Paris 2024 Olympian has looked impressive since turning professional with a 100 percent knockout streak.
“I’m really looking forward to what promises to be a busy 2026,” said Teremoana. “This new broadcast deal Matchroom Boxing has in Australia should be a great opportunity for me to fight in front of my supporters at home, and I’m excited to continue on my journey to the World Heavyweight title.”
Hearn and Matchroom return Down Under having hosted an event last August in Fortitude Valley in Queensland. The British-based promotion has long expressed a desire to plant its promotional flag in Australia.
“For a long time, this has been a market that we’ve really, really wanted to make sure that we get our teeth into,” Hearn added. “And now we have the ability to do that with Kayo SPORTS, which is Australia’s sports leader. So, it’s a major deal for us, a major deal for Australian boxing, and we look forward to expanding that fan base in Australia and trying to spread the sport to the masses. That’s the job for us. We plan to make boxing bigger than ever here, and we can’t wait for the partnership with Kayo SPORTS to get going.”
