Nathaniel Collins | |
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Born | |
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
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
15 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 7 | 0 |
By decision | 7 | 0 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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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
- ^ 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.