Nathan Gorman | |
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Born | Nantwich, England | 25 June 1996
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. At regional level, he has 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 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 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 former world title challenger 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, winning the IBF International title. [23]
For his next bout, Gorman fought Fabio Wardley for the vacant British heavyweight title. He lost by 3rd round TKO. [24]
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 | PTS | 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 |