- Skye Nicholson knocks back Derek Chisora’s dinner invitation
- Awkward exchange has gone viral and left fight fans divided
Aussie boxing star Skye Nicolson has set social media ablaze by delivering a very blunt rejection to heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora after he made an awkward attempt to ask her out on a dinner date.
The exchange, which took place at London’s Copper Box Arena on Sunday, occurred while Chisora, 41, was doing a media interview.
Nicolson, 29, was walking past and stopped to say hello to Chisora, giving him a quick hug.
The British heavyweight asked how Nicholson was, to which she answered: ‘Good, thanks.’
Chisora then asked: ‘When are we going to grab dinner?’
Nicholson’s facial expression changed immediately and she backed away from Chisora.
Aussie boxer Skye Nicolson (pictured) delivered a blunt rejection to heavyweight world title contender Derek Chisora when he asked her out on a date
Chisora (pictured) didn’t back down despite Nicholson telling him not to approach her
‘Woah. Don’t be coming at me like that,’ she said.
Chisora wasn’t fazed by her rejection and continued: ‘Don’t you like dinner?’
Nicholson fired back: ‘I like dinner… on my own.’
The clip, which shared widely on social media among boxing fans, has sparked a mix of reactions.
‘Biggest KO of Del Boy’s career,’ posted one fan.
‘Skye is a savage,’ replied another.
‘The definition of punching above your weight,’ posted a third.
‘If you have read any comments on anything related to Skye online, you’d know why she reacted like this. Especially when someone is filming. She’s a professional athlete & won’t be treated any differently,’ another commenter said.
The awkward exchange (pictured) took place at London’s Copper Box Arena while Chisora was answering questions from media
Nicholson is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist and former featherweight world champ
The Aussie fighter (pictured) came out swinging last year as she defended two female boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics
‘Nicholson 10-8 round,’ another wrote, referring to how a round of boxing is scored when one fighter knocks their opponent down.
Others thought Chisora was hard done by in the situation, with one X user responding: ‘Man, she really made something out of nothing.’
Meanwhile, Chisora has emerged as a surprise contender to take on IBF heavyweight champ Daniel Dubois later this year.
Dubois is eyeing his next fight after overcoming Anthony Joshua last year.
Chisora disclosed that he would be especially eager to fight at Wembley or the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Nicholson suffered her first pro loss in March after losing her WBC World Featherweight Championship title in a shock defeat to Tiara Brown.
She made headlines last year when she defended the two female boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics, saying she had sparred with Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting, saying, ‘They have grown up as girls, as females, as women.’
