Nathaniel Collins

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Nathaniel Collins
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 28)
Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Other namesThe Nightmare [2]
Statistics
Weight(s) Featherweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [2]
Stance Southpaw [2]
Boxing record [3]
Total fights17
Wins17
Wins by KO8

Nathaniel Collins (born 12 August 1996 [1] ) is a Scottish professional boxer. At regional level, he has held multiple featherweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles between 2021 and 2023.

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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 Celtic 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]

He won the vacant vacant WBC Silver featherweight title by stopping Lee McGregor in the fourth round at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on 24 May 2025. [10]

Collins is scheduled to challenge European featherweight champion Cristobal Lorente at Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 4 October 2025. [11]

Professional boxing record

17 fights17 wins0 losses
By knockout80
By decision80
By disqualification10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
17Win17–0 Lee McGregor TKO4 (12), 1:4524 May 2025The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, ScotlandWon vacant WBC Silver featherweight title
16Win16–0Darwing MartinezPTS814 Feb 2025DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
15Win15–0 Francesco Grandelli UD1211 May 2024York Hall, London, EnglandWon European Silver featherweight title
14Win14–0 Zak Miller MD1218 Nov 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles
13Win13–0Raza HamzaKO1 (12), 0:2418 Aug 2023 York Hall, London, EnglandRetained Commonwealth British featherweight titles
12Win12–0James Beech JnrTKO7 (12), 0:4110 Mar 2023DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, ScotlandRetained Commonwealth featherweight title;
Won vacant British featherweight title
11Win11–0Jacob RobinsonUD1213 May 2022 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, ScotlandRetained Commonwealth featherweight title
10Win10–0Uriel Lopez JuarezRTD3 (6), 3:0018 Feb 2022 Trump Turnberry, Turnberry, Scotland
9Win9–0Thembani MbangathaKO9 (12), 2:2426 Nov 2021 Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, EnglandRetained Commonwealth featherweight title
8Win8–0Felix WilliamsTKO3 (12)31 Jul 2021 New Douglas Park, Hamilton, ScotlandWon vacant Commonwealth featherweight title
7Win7–0Jordan EllisonPTS630 Jan 2020St. Andrews Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
6Win6–0Monty OgilvieTKO5 (10), 0:545 Oct 2019Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, ScotlandWon vacant Celtic featherweight title
5Win5–0Jose HernandezPTS625 Apr 2019Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
4Win4–0Taka BemberePTS422 Mar 2019 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
3Win3–0Ricky StarkeyDQ3 (6), 1:1831 Jan 2019Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, ScotlandStarkey disqualified for excessive holding
2Win2–0Arturo LopezTKO6 (6), 2:0329 Nov 2021Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
1Win1–0Lee ConnellyPTS46 Oct 2018Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland

References

  1. 1 2 "Nathaniel Collins". Team Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "BoxRec: Nathaniel Collins". BoxRec . Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Boxing record for Nathaniel Collins". BoxRec .
  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.
  10. ↑ "Nathaniel Collins knocks out Lee McGregor in round four". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Nathaniel Collins to fight European 126lbs champion Cristobal Lorente". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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 – 2024		Vacant
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