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Nathaniel Collins

{{short description|Scottish boxer (born 1996)}}

{{For|the American football player|Nate Collins}}

{{use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox boxer

|name=Nathaniel Collins

|birth_place=Glasgow, Scotland

|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|8|12}}

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|height=5 ft 6 in{{Cite web|title=BoxRec: Nathaniel Collins|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/852223|access-date=29 August 2021|website=BoxRec}}

|weight=Featherweight

|nickname=The Nightmare

|real_name=

|caption=

|stance=Southpaw

|boxrec=852223

|total=17

|wins=17

|KO=8

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Nathaniel Collins (born 12 August 1996{{Cite web |last= |title=Nathaniel Collins |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/nathaniel-collins/ |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=Team Scotland |language=}}) is a Scottish professional boxer. At regional level, he has held multiple featherweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles between 2021 and 2023.

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.{{Cite web|title=BoxRec: Nathaniel Collins vs. Lee Connelly|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/769653/2285440|access-date=29 August 2021|website=BoxRec}}

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.{{Cite web|last=MacLean|first=Ian|date=12 October 2019|title=Monty Ogilvie vows he'll be back despite loss to Nathaniel Collins|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/other-sport/monty-ogilvie-vows-hell-be-back-despite-loss-to-nathaniel-collins-2026106|access-date=29 August 2021|website=Glasgow World|language=}}

After a points victory against Jordan Ellison in a non-title fight in January 2021,{{Cite web|last=MacLean|first=Ian|date=27 July 2021|title=Nathaniel Collins has the Commonwealth title in his sights as he returns to the ring against Felix Williams|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/boxing/nathaniel-collins-back-to-face-felix-williams-at-hamilton-for-commonwealth-title-3325152|access-date=29 August 2021|website=Glasgow World|language=}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2 August 2021|title=Nathaniel Collins stops Felix Williams in three rounds to win Commonwealth Featherweight Title|url=https://www.britishboxingnews.co.uk/blogs/nathaniel-collins-stops-felix-williams-in-three-rounds-to-win-commonwealth-featherweight-title|access-date=29 August 2021|website=British Boxing News}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/nathaniel-collins-im-ready-go-with-anybody-whoever-wants-it-get-it--174133|title=Nathaniel Collins: I'm Ready To Go With Anybody, Whoever Wants It Can Get It!|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=14 August 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/nathaniel-collins-steps-up-with-ud-over-francesco-grandelli--183466|title=Nathaniel Collins Steps Up With UD Over Francesco Grandelli|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=14 August 2024}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/nathaniel-collins-knocks-out-lee-mcgregor-in-round-four/|title=Nathaniel Collins knocks out Lee McGregor in round four|publisher=Boxing News Online|accessdate=26 May 2025}}

Professional boxing record

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|dec-wins=8

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|dq-wins=1

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!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

17

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Lee McGregor

|TKO

|4 (12), {{small|1:45}}

|24 May 2025

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant WBC Silver featherweight title}}

16

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Darwing Martinez

|PTS

|8

|14 Feb 2025

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|

15

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Francesco Grandelli

|UD

|12

|11 May 2024

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|York Hall, London, England}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won European Silver featherweight title}}

14

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Zak Miller

|{{abbr|MD|Majority decision}}

|12

|18 Nov 2023

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Manchester Arena, Manchester, England}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles}}

13

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Raza Hamza

|KO

|1 (12), {{small|0:24}}

|18 Aug 2023

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|York Hall, London, England}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Commonwealth British featherweight titles}}

12

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0

|style="text-align:left;"|James Beech Jnr

|TKO

|7 (12), {{small|0:41}}

|10 Mar 2023

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Commonwealth featherweight title;
Won vacant British featherweight title}}

11

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Jacob Robinson

|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}

|12

|13 May 2022

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Commonwealth featherweight title}}

10

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Uriel Lopez Juarez

|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}

|3 (6), {{small|3:00}}

|18 Feb 2022

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Trump Turnberry, Turnberry, Scotland}}

|

9

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Thembani Mbangatha

|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}

|9 (12), {{small|2:24}}

|26 Nov 2021

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Commonwealth featherweight title}}

8

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Felix Williams

|TKO

|3 (12)

|31 Jul 2021

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|New Douglas Park, Hamilton, Scotland}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant Commonwealth featherweight title}}

7

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Jordan Ellison

|PTS

|6

|30 Jan 2020

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|St. Andrews Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|

6

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Monty Ogilvie

|TKO

|5 (10), {{small|0:54}}

|5 Oct 2019

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant Celtic featherweight title}}

5

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Jose Hernandez

|PTS

|6

|25 Apr 2019

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|

4

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Taka Bembere

|PTS

|4

|22 Mar 2019

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|

3

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Ricky Starkey

|{{abbr|DQ|Disqualification}}

|3 (6), {{small|1:18}}

|31 Jan 2019

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Starkey disqualified for excessive holding}}

2

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Arturo Lopez

|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}

|6 (6), {{small|2:03}}

|29 Nov 2021

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|

1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Lee Connelly

|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}

|4

|6 Oct 2018

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland}}

|

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| title = Celtic featherweight champion

| years = 5 October 2019 – 2021

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{{s-vac|last=Leigh Wood}}

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| title = Commonwealth featherweight champion

| years = 31 July 2021 – 2024}}

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Category:Living people

Category:1996 births

Category:Scottish male boxers

Category:Featherweight boxers

Category:Southpaw boxers

Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council champions

Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen