The 29-year-old WBC featherweight champion would rather play to her strengths than push for a knockout because of the health risks that could pose, and insisted she needs a tougher opponent to bring a harder fight out of her.

She told Boxing News magazine: “I was asked by someone in the press when I was going to stop smooth sailing through the fights and stand there and have a fight and go for the knockout.

“But why would I make a fight hard for myself if I don’t have to? Why would I risk getting brain damage?

“Why would I risk getting my face all smashed up when I can completely outclass someone without putting myself at any risk?

“I am still getting paid the same. I am still winning every fight, every round of every fight.

“There will be certain styles and certain fighters where I have to stand there and fight.

“But at this time, nobody in the pro game has made me have to do that.

“I do want to experience that sort of fight, but I am not going to through that if I don’t have to do it…

“When someone is good enough to bring that side out of me, then we will see it. But that’s on my opponent.

“If I can play with you and cruise over 10 rounds, then that’s on you, not on me.”

As her career has progressed, Skye has learned the importance of taking time to rest properly.

She said: “I know the importance of having a rest and a rest from the gym and from the intense training.

“But I also work on outside aspects and other important things in my life.

“So, when I have my downtime from the gym, it’s important to be doing all this other stuff as well.

“I do it because I love it, so I don’t find it draining as such, but I also know the importance of listening to my body and making sure I am training smarter, so I’m not putting myself into a position where I am overtraining.”