Skye Nicolson (10-0, 1 KO) dominated Sarah Mahfoud (14-2, 3 KOs) over 10 rounds to capture the WBC featherweight title Saturday at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

The bout, which appeared on the undercard of the Richardson Hitchins-Gustavo Lemos main event, was fought over the standard 10 two-minute rounds for women's boxing matches.

The judges’ scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91 for Nicolson, with Steve Weisfeld giving Mahfoud the lone round in her favor.

“I know what I can do, and I want to keep proving that to the rest of the world,” Nicolson said in her postfight interview on the DAZN broadcast.

Nicolson, coming off her first career stoppage win, fought a disciplined and conservative fight. Mahfoud, kept at bay by Nicolson’s jab all night, could not land anything of consequence.

Nicolson’s reach advantage was three-and-a-half inches, but it felt like double that as she stayed away from Mahfoud’s shots with ease.

Mahfoud did her best to get inside with quick bursts, but Nicolson foiled her with a stiff jab or by skipping aside. On the rare occasions when that didn’t happen, the longer Nicolson initiated a clinch to avoid getting caught with short punches. Mahfoud, a quality fighter, was made to look completely helpless.

Nicolson gained confidence in the second half of the fight, beginning to press forward with hard left hands. A grin rarely left her face over the final few rounds as she started to taunt Mahfoud.

Nicolson upped the showboating in the final seconds of the 10th round, wiggling her arms and legs. She remained fully in control of the fight from the opening bell to the last.

Amanda Serrano, owner of the other pieces of the featherweight title, has mandated that her future opponents fight her in 12 three-minute rounds. She dropped the WBC belt just won by Nicolson because the organization would not sanction her for fights at the same parameters as men’s championship bouts.

“I respect the WBC’s rules – that’s why I’m still boxing for the WBC belt,” Nicolson said. “But if the only way to fight Amanda Serrano is over 12 three-minute rounds, talk to my team. We’ll make it happen.”

Marc Castro Wins a Wide Decision Over Abraham Montoya

In the first fight on the broadcast, Marc Castro (12-0, 8 KOs) comfortably outpointed Abraham Montoya (22-6, 14 KOs) by scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93.

The first round was as manic as any other in the fight. Castro threw hard flurries with a focus on the body as Montoya met him in some phone-booth exchanges.

Castro’s energy appeared to dip thereafter – he continued to burst forward with wild flurries in the second but lowered his output. Montoya had openings to counter Castro’s wide, looping shots, but his slow hands proved incapable of capitalizing on those opportunities.

Castro’s corner encouraged him to box Montoya, whose rock-solid chin was his best attribute. Castro gradually implemented that game plan, outjabbing Montoya by two and a half to one through the first five rounds. The distance management also helped the defense of Castro, who watched comfortably as many of Montoya’s shots fell short.

Montoya, 29, landed the occasional heavy shot, but his sluggish hand speed proved his undoing as Castro, while not a blistering puncher himself, possessed a clear quickness advantage. 

Montoya enjoyed his best round in the eighth, landing clean shots to the head and body – most notably a big overhand right. Still, Castro never appeared hurt or buzzed.

In the ninth, Castro, 24, spun out of a corner and backed Montoya to the ropes, emphasizing his edge in speed.

Montoya had another solid round in the 10th, scoring with some short right hands on the inside. But again he failed to muster the power to budge Castro. 

CompuBox recorded Castro finishing the fight with a 223-166 connect percentage, landing at a 34 percent clip to Montoya’s 24 percent.