Nathan Thorley (born 18 April 1993) is former Welsh
professional boxer
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who challenged for the
Commonwealth cruiserweight title in August 2020. As an
amateur he competed for Wales in the
light-heavyweight category at the
2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.
He turned professional in 2015, winning the Welsh light-heavyweight title two years later by defeating
Jermaine Asare.
Career
Amateur
Born in
Cardiff
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, Thorley took up boxing as a child between the age of nine or ten after joining a boxing gym managed by
Pat Thomas in the
Fairwater area.
He later fought at St. Joseph's and Splott Amateur Boxing Club. Thorley was chosen to represent Wales at the
2014 Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow
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. He had initially not been selected for the squad before replacing Jamie Evans who pulled out of the squad. He won a bronze medal at the games after suffering a defeat to
Kennedy St-Pierre
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in the semi-finals when his corner threw in the towel in the third round.
As an amateur, Thorley recorded 70 victories.
Professional
Thorley turned professional in 2015, winning his debut bout against Polish fighter Krystian Nadolski by KO. Having won his first eight bouts as a professional, Thorley gained a title bout for the Welsh Light-heavyweight title against fellow Commonwealth bronze medalist
Jermaine Asare at Merthyr Leisure Centre.
Thorley knocked Adare down in the second round with a right hand which prompted the referee to end the bout, awarding Thorley a TKO victory.
On 8 August 2020 Thorley challenged
Chris Billam Smith for the British cruiserweight title.
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1993 births
Living people
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Welsh male boxers
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
Boxers from Cardiff
Light-heavyweight boxers
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games