Nathan Gorman (born 25 June 1996) is a British professional boxer. At regional level, he has challenged twice for the British heavyweight title in 2019 and 2022.
Early life Gorman was born on 25 June 1996 in Nantwich, Cheshire. 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 Irish Traveller heritage; he is the great-nephew of the undefeated bare-knuckle fighter Bartley Gorman, the 'King of the Gypsies', and the cousin of heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Hughie Fury, and light-heavyweight boxer and former Love Island contestant Tommy Fury.
Amateur career Gorman won the youth ABA in Manchester and the Three Nations in Scotland before joining Team GB where he trained and sparred with Daniel Dubois.
Professional career
Early career Gorman made his professional debut, under the tutelage of Ricky Hatton and promoted by Hatton Promotions, on 15 December 2015 against Jindrich Velecky at the Walsall Town Hall, winning via in third round technical knockout (TKO).
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 BoxNation and BT Sport.
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 unanimous decision (UD) victory over former WBO heavyweight title challenger Răzvan Cojanu in December 2018.
Gorman vs. Johnson He defeated former world title challenger 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 knockout (KO) in the fifth round, his first loss in 17 fights. Dubois was ranked #11 by the WBO at heavyweight at the time.
In his next bout, Gorman fought and defeated Richard Lartey via unanimous decision, winning 100–90, 100–90 and 98–92 on the scorecards.
In his next bout, Gorman defeated Pavel Sour via TKO in the second round.
In his next bout, Gorman beat Tomas Salek by technical knockout in the first round, winning the IBF International title.
Gorman vs. Wardley For his next bout, Gorman fought Fabio Wardley for the vacant British heavyweight title. He lost by 3rd round TKO.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes22Loss19–3Bohdan MyronetsUD8 1 Dec 202321Loss19–2Fabio WardleyTKO3 (12), 26 Nov 202220Win19–1Tomas SalekTKO1 (10), 18 Jun 2022 19Win18–1Pavel SourTKO2 (10), 27 Mar 202118Win17–1Richard LarteyUD1010 Oct 202017Loss16–1Daniel Dubois5 (12), 13 Jul 201916Win16–0Kevin JohnsonPTS1023 Mar 2019 15Win15–0Răzvan Cojanu1222 Dec 2018 14Win14–0Kamil SokołowskiPTS820 Oct 201813Win13–0Sean TurnerTKO3 (10), 9 Jun 201812Win12–0Morgan DessauxTKO2 (8), 24 Feb 201811Win11–0Mohamed SoltbyTKO5 (10), 11 Nov 2017 10Win10–0Antonio SousaTKO5 (8), 15 Jul 20179Win9–0Dominic AkinladePTS101 Apr 20178Win8–0Gogita GorgiladzeTKO1 (10), 18 Feb 20177Win7–0Igor Mihaljević3 (6), 26 Nov 20166Win6–0David HoweTKO1 (10), 1 Oct 20165Win5–0Tomas MrazekTKO3 (8), 2 Sep 20164Win4–0Kamil SokołowskiTKO5 (6), 14 May 20163Win3–0Hrvoje KisicekTKO1 (4), 30 Apr 20162Win2–0Jakub Wojcik419 Feb 20161Win1–0Jindrich Velecky3 (4), 5 Dec 2015
References
External links
Nathan Gorman - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live