Nathaniel Collins

For the American football player, see Nate Collins.

Nathaniel Collins
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 28)
Glasgow, Scotland[3]
Other namesThe Nightmare[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw[1]
Boxing record[2]
Total fights15
Wins15
Wins by KO7

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
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

  1. ^ a b c "BoxRec: Nathaniel Collins". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Boxing record for Nathaniel Collins". BoxRec.
  3. ^ a b "Nathaniel Collins". Team Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Nathaniel Collins vs. Lee Connelly". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. ^ MacLean, Ian (12 October 2019). "Monty Ogilvie vows he'll be back despite loss to Nathaniel Collins". Glasgow World. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Nathaniel Collins stops Felix Williams in three rounds to win Commonwealth Featherweight Title". British Boxing News. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Nathaniel Collins: I'm Ready To Go With Anybody, Whoever Wants It Can Get It!". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Nathaniel Collins Steps Up With UD Over Francesco Grandelli". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
James Tennyson 		Celtic featherweight champion
5 October 2019 – 2021 		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Leigh Wood 		Commonwealth featherweight champion
31 July 2021 – present 		Incumbent