Nathan Thorley (born 18 April 1993) is former Welsh professional boxer 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, 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. 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 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 Commonwealth cruiserweight title.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes15Loss14–1 Chris Billam-SmithTKO2 (12), 7 Aug 2020 14Win14–0 Dmitrij KalinovskijPTS414 Dec 2019 13Win13–0 Remigijus ZiausysPTS627 Sep 2019 12Win12–0 Jevgeņijs AndrejevsTKO2 (6), 27 Oct 2018 11Win11–0 Emmanuel MoussingaPTS44 Aug 2018 10Win10–0 Adam JonesPTS814 Apr 2018 9Win9–0 Jermaine AsareTKO2 (10), 15 Dec 2017 8Win8–0 Imantas DavidaitisPTS414 Oct 2017 7Win7–0 Stanislav EschnerTKO3 (6), 26 May 2017 6Win6–0 Jamie AmblerKO2 (6), 22 Apr 2017 5Win5–0 Elvis DubePTS414 May 2016 4Win4–0 Jevgeņijs AndrejevsPTS411 Mar 2016 3Win3–0 Dan FosterTKO4 (4), 30 Oct 2015 2Win2–0 Rolandas ČėsnaPTS419 Jun 2015 1Win1–0 Krystian NadolskiKO1 (4), 13 Mar 2015
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