Japanese female boxing icon

Miyo Yoshida is going to Texas

‘To win the world title’

November 8^th on “MVP 03’  

NEW YORK CITY (October 21, 2026) – Only World Boxing Council (WBC) World Super Bantamweight Champion Skye Nicolson (16-1, 3 KOs) stands in the way of 3-time, 2-division World Champion Miyo Yoshida’s (19-5, 1 KO) quest to capture yet another world title but at a new weight class.

Nicholson vs. Yoshida will clash November 8^th in a ten-round title fight on the “MVP 07” card, airing live on ESPN from Arlington, Texas.

“Sky is an Olympian and a very skilled southpaw,” Yoshida said. “She has very good distance control, footwork, and times, as well as being very good at scoring points while using her movement. Skye is naturally bigger than me. I respect her abilities, but our styles are different and that’s why I think this will be a very interesting fight.

“I don’t want to adapt to her style; I want to impose my boxing on her. I don’t intend to spend the entire fight at the distance where she is most comfortable. My team and I have been preparing specifically to prevent her from fighting the way she wants to fight. Skye is a great champion, so I don’t expect it to be an easy fight. But I’m not going to Texas just to have a good fight with her, I’m going there to win the world title! I’m going to leave everything I have in the ring and bring that belt home.”

The 38-year-old Yoshida is thrilled with the advancement of female boxing, illuminated by this outstanding “MVP 07” event.

“Compared to when I first started boxing,” Yoshida added, “the environment surrounding women’s boxing has changed tremendously. We now have more opportunities to compete in major arenas, receive major media exposure, and have our fights watched by people around the world. I think it’s very important to have women’s boxing featured on major stages like this event. And this didn’t happen overnight; it is the result of many female fighters from generations before us gradually creating opportunities and opening doors. Now, I believe it’s our responsibility to make that path even wider for the next generation. I hope we reach a point where young girls watch boxing and naturally think, ‘I want to become a world champion too.’” 

“Miyo has never backed down from a challenge, and this fight against Skye Nicolson is another example of her willingness to take on the very best in the world,” commented Keith Sullivan, President of Sullivan Management. “Miyo has already proven that she belongs among the elite fighters in women's boxing. We are putting her IBF number-one mandatory position on the line to pursue this opportunity at the WBC World Championship because we believe in her ability to win. She's a true warrior who has overcome adversity throughout her career, and I wouldn't bet against her. Miyo and Skye are among the two nicest, classiest fighters in the sport today; but in the ring this will be a war. We're not traveling to Texas just to compete - we're coming to bring another world championship home.”

Yoshida, known as the "Fighting Single Mother" in Japan, is a respected role model and recipient of Ring Magazine's 2023 Most Inspirational Female Fighter award. She is among just 23 female world champions from Japan and only the sixth to hold world titles in multiple divisions.

A former New York State Athletic Commission Deputy Commissioner, Sullivan also manages undefeated Brooklyn heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor (13-0, 8 KOs), Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga (21-2, 21 KOs), Serbian heavyweight Sanel Hasanovic (10-1-1, 8 KOs), undefeated Staten Island light heavyweight prospect Arjan Iseni (6-0, 5 KOs), Bronx NYPD officer Nisa Rodriguez (4-1, 2 KOs),lightweight Fei Faiva (6-0-1, 4 KOs) and junior featherweight prospect Brooklyn “The Big Deal” Barwick (5-1, 5 KOs). Sullivan also co-manages IBF Welterweight World title challenger Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (16-2, 12 KOs) and his cousin, middleweight Jim Donovan (2-0, 1 KO), alongside coach and ex-world champion Andy Lee.

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