Nathaniel Collins (born 12 August 1996) is a Scottish

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who has held the British

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title since March 2023 and the

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featherweight title since 2021.

Professional career

Collins made his professional debut on 6 October 2018, scoring a four-round

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(PTS) victory against Lee Connelly at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland. After compiling a record of 5–0 (1 KO), he faced Monty Ogilvie for the vacant Celctic

title on 5 October 2019, at the Lagoon Leisure Centre. Collins scored five knockdowns en route to a fifth-round

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(TKO) victory to capture his first professional championship. After a PTS victory against Jordan Ellison in a non-title fight in January 2021, Collins faced Felix Williams for the vacant Commonwealth featherweight title on 31 July at the

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in Hamilton, Scotland. Collins captured the title via third-round TKO.

Professional boxing record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Nathaniel Living people 1996 births Scottish male boxers Featherweight boxers Southpaw boxers Commonwealth Boxing Council champions