Nathan Gorman (born 25 June 1996) is a British

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. He held the WBC International Silver

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title from 2017 to 2019 and challenged twice for the

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heavyweight title in 2019 and 2022.

Early life

Gorman was born on 25 June 1996 in

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. 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. Gorman is of

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heritage; he is the great-nephew of the undefeated bare-knuckle fighter

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, the 'King of the Gypsies', and the cousin of

boxers

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and

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, and

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boxer and former Love Island contestant Tommy Fury.

Amateur career

Gorman won the youth ABA in

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and the Three Nations in Scotland before joining the

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where he trained and sparred with Daniel Dubois.

Professional career

Gorman vs. Velecky

Gorman made his professional debut, under the tutelage of

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and promoted by the Hatton Promotions, on 15 December 2015 against Jindrich Velecky at the

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, winning via in third round

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(TKO).

Gorman vs. Howe

In his sixth fight on 1 October 2016, he beat David Howe to win the vacant Central Area heavyweight title. 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

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and

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Gorman vs. Soltby

He stopped Mohamed Soltby in five rounds in November 2017 to win the vacant WBC International Silver title.

Gorman vs. Cojanu

He retained his title with a

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(UD) victory over former WBO heavyweight title challenger

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in December 2018.

Gorman vs. Johnson

He defeated veteran Kevin Johnson by UD over ten rounds in March 2019.

Gorman vs. Dubois

In July 2019, he fought Daniel Dubois for the vacant British heavyweight title, losing by

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(KO) in the fifth round, his first loss in 17 fights. Dubois was ranked #11 by the WBO at heavyweight at the time.

Gorman vs. Lartey

in his next bout, Gorman fought and defeated Richard Lartey via unanimous decision, winning 100-90, 100-90 and 98-92 on the scorecards.

Gorman vs. Sour

In his next bout, Gorman defeated Pavel Sour via TKO in the second round.

Gorman vs. Salek

In his next bout, Gorman beat Tomas Salek by technical knockout in the first round.

Gorman vs. Wardley

For his next bout, Gorman fought

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for the vacant British heavyweight title. He lost by 3rd round TKO.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

Nathan Gorman - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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