Nathan Gorman | |
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Born | Nantwich, England | 25 June 1996
Nationality | British |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm) [1] |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 22 |
Wins | 19 |
Wins by KO | 13 |
Losses | 3 |
Nathan Gorman (born 25 June 1996) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBC International Silver heavyweight title from 2017 to 2019 and challenged twice for the British heavyweight title in 2019 and 2022.
Gorman was born on 25 June 1996 in Nantwich, Cheshire. [2] He used to playfully spar with his dad as a child and credits his dad with being a big influence on his boxing career, giving his full backing when he chose to take up boxing. [3] Gorman is of Irish Traveller heritage; [4] he is the great-nephew of the undefeated bare-knuckle fighter Bartley Gorman, the 'King of the Gypsies', [5] [4] and the cousin of heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Hughie Fury, [6] and light-heavyweight boxer and former Love Island contestant Tommy Fury. [7]
Gorman won the youth ABA in Manchester and the Three Nations in Scotland before joining the Team GB where he trained and sparred with Daniel Dubois. [3]
Gorman made his professional debut, under the tutelage of Ricky Hatton and promoted by the Hatton Promotions, [8] on 15 December 2015 against Jindrich Velecky at the Walsall Town Hall, winning via in third round technical knockout (TKO). [9] [10]
In his sixth fight on 1 October 2016, he beat David Howe to win the vacant Central Area heavyweight title. [11] [12]
In July 2017, it was announced that Gorman has signed a promotional contract with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions, with his future fights set to be televised on BoxNation and BT Sport. [13] [14]
He stopped Mohamed Soltby in five rounds in November 2017 to win the vacant WBC International Silver title. [15]
He retained his title with a unanimous decision (UD) victory over former WBO heavyweight title challenger Răzvan Cojanu in December 2018. [16]
He defeated veteran Kevin Johnson by UD over ten rounds in March 2019. [17]
In July 2019, he fought Daniel Dubois for the vacant British heavyweight title, losing by knockout (KO) in the fifth round, his first loss in 17 fights. [18] [19] Dubois was ranked #11 by the WBO at heavyweight at the time. [20]
in his next bout, Gorman fought and defeated Richard Lartey via unanimous decision, winning 100-90, 100-90 and 98-92 on the scorecards. [21]
In his next bout, Gorman defeated Pavel Sour via TKO in the second round. [22]
In his next bout, Gorman beat Tomas Salek by technical knockout in the first round. [23]
For his next bout, Gorman fought Fabio Wardley for the vacant British heavyweight title. He lost by 3rd round TKO.
22 fights | 19 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 13 | 2 |
By decision | 6 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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22 | Loss | 19–3 | Bohdan Myronets | UD | 8 | 1 Dec 2023 | Whites Hotel,London,England | |
21 | Loss | 19–2 | Fabio Wardley | TKO | 3 (12) , 0:32 | 26 Nov 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England | For vacant British heavyweight title |
20 | Win | 19–1 | Tomas Salek | TKO | 1 (10), 1:21 | 18 Jun 2022 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Won IBF International heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | Pavel Sour | TKO | 2 (10), 0:39 | 27 Mar 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
18 | Win | 17–1 | Richard Lartey | UD | 10 | 10 Oct 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England | |
17 | Loss | 16–1 | Daniel Dubois | KO | 5 (12), 2:41 | 13 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For vacant British heavyweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Kevin Johnson | UD | 10 | 23 Mar 2019 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Răzvan Cojanu | UD | 12 | 22 Dec 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Kamil Sokołowski | PTS | 8 | 20 Oct 2018 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Sean Turner | TKO | 3 (10), 1:09 | 9 Jun 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Morgan Dessaux | TKO | 2 (8), 1:08 | 24 Feb 2018 | York Hall, London, England | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Mohamed Soltby | TKO | 5 (10), 2:50 | 11 Nov 2017 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | Won vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Antonio Sousa | TKO | 5 (8), 0:45 | 15 Jul 2017 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Dominic Akinlade | PTS | 10 | 1 Apr 2017 | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, England | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Gogita Gorgiladze | TKO | 1 (10), 1:49 | 18 Feb 2017 | Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, England | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Igor Mihaljević | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | 26 Nov 2016 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | David Howe | TKO | 1 (10), 2:27 | 1 Oct 2016 | Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, England | Won vacant Central Area heavyweight title |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Tomas Mrazek | TKO | 3 (8), 0:30 | 2 Sep 2016 | Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Kamil Sokołowski | TKO | 5 (6), 2:42 | 14 May 2016 | Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Hrvoje Kisicek | TKO | 1 (4), 2:48 | 30 Apr 2016 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Jakub Wojcik | PTS | 4 | 19 Feb 2016 | Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jindrich Velecky | TKO | 3 (4), 1:30 | 5 Dec 2015 | Town Hall, Walsall, England |
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