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Nathaniel Collins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1996 |
| Other names | The Nightmare[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Southpaw[1] |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
Nathaniel Collins (born 12 August 1996[3]) is a Scottish professional boxer who has held the British featherweight title since March 2023. He previously held the Commonwealth featherweight title from 2022 to 2024.
Professional career
[edit]Collins made his professional debut on 6 October 2018, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Lee Connelly at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland.[4]
After compiling a record of 5–0 (1 KO), he faced Monty Ogilvie for the vacant Celctic featherweight title on 5 October 2019, at the Lagoon Leisure Centre. Collins scored five knockdowns en route to a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory to capture his first professional championship.[5]
After a points victory against Jordan Ellison in a non-title fight in January 2021,[6] Collins faced Felix Williams for the vacant Commonwealth featherweight title on 31 July at the New Douglas Park in Hamilton, Scotland. Collins captured the title via third-round technical knockout.[7]
Collins won the vacant British featherweight title by stopping James Beech Jnr in the seventh round of their fight in Glasgow on 10 March 2023[8] and the European Silver featherweight title with a unanimous decision win over defending champion Francesco Grandelli at York Hall in London on 11 May 2024.[9]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 15 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Win | 15-0 | Francesco Grandelli | UD | 12 | 11 May 2024 | York Hall, London , England | Won European Silver featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14-0 | Zak Miller | MD | 12 | 18 Nov 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13-0 | Raza Hamza | KO | 1 (12) | 18 Aug 2023 | York Hall, London, England | Retained Commonwealth British featherweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 12-0 | James Beech Jnr | TKO | 7 (12) | 10 Mar 2023 | DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title; won vacant British featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11-0 | Jacob Robinson | UD | 12 | 13 May 2022 | The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10-0 | Uriel Lopez Juarez | RTD | 3 (6) | 18 Feb 2022 | Trump Turnberry, Turnberry, Scotland | |
| 9 | Win | 9-0 | Thembani Mbangatha | KO | 9 (12) | 26 Nov 2021 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Felix Williams | TKO | 3 (12) | 31 Jul 2021 | New Douglas Park, Hamilton, Scotland | Won vacant Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jordan Ellison | PTS | 6 | 30 Jan 2020 | St. Andrews Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Monty Ogilvie | TKO | 5 (10), 0:54 | 5 Oct 2019 | Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland | Won vacant Celtic featherweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Hernandez | PTS | 6 | 25 Apr 2019 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Taka Bembere | PTS | 4 | 22 Mar 2019 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ricky Starkey | DQ | 3 (6), 1:18 | 31 Jan 2019 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | Starkey disqualified for excessive holding |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Arturo Lopez | TKO | 6 (6), 2:03 | 29 Nov 2021 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Lee Connelly | PTS | 4 | 6 Oct 2018 | Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "BoxRec: Nathaniel Collins". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Boxing record for Nathaniel Collins". BoxRec.
- ^ a b "Nathaniel Collins". Team Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "BoxRec: Nathaniel Collins vs. Lee Connelly". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ MacLean, Ian (12 October 2019). "Monty Ogilvie vows he'll be back despite loss to Nathaniel Collins". Glasgow World. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ MacLean, Ian (27 July 2021). "Nathaniel Collins has the Commonwealth title in his sights as he returns to the ring against Felix Williams". Glasgow World. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Nathaniel Collins stops Felix Williams in three rounds to win Commonwealth Featherweight Title". British Boxing News. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Nathaniel Collins: I'm Ready To Go With Anybody, Whoever Wants It Can Get It!". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Nathaniel Collins Steps Up With UD Over Francesco Grandelli". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 14 August 2024.