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BBC News
8 hours ago
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- BBC News
Collins seeks 'Scotland v England' bout with Ball
Scottish featherweight Nathaniel Collins is targeting an all-British world title showdown with Nick Ball at the turn of the Glasgow fighter is coming off a stunning win over Scottish rival Lee McGregor at the Hyrdo last month and expects to be back fighting in his home city in 28, hopes that will be the springboard to a fight with WBA champion Ball who, like Collins, is promoted by Frank Warren's Queensberry."I just want to be cracking on to world titles now," Collins told BBC Scotland."It's easy for Queensberry to make world title fights because I'm a featherweight, they've got a world champion featherweight in Nick Ball." And he added: "He's fighting in Saudi Arabia in the next couple of months as well so by the end of the year, or starting next year, that's an easy fight to make."An all British, Scotland v England world title fight - it makes sense."Liverpool fighter Ball, 28, is unbeaten in 23 professional fights and claimed the WBA title with a thrilling win over Raymond Ford in Riyadh last has also yet to taste defeat in his 17 contests as a pro and has no fears of taking on a man considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the UK."We were meant to fight a couple of years ago for the British title and things didn't work out that way and then I've been calling for that ever since," Collins said."Now's the time for it because he's having a great career and building a lot of attention, I'm starting to build a lot of attention, so hopefully within the next six months that becomes a thing that comes to fruition."Collins described his appearance on the Josh Taylor v Ekow Essuman undercard, in which he dropped McGregor three times and stopped him in the fourth round, as "the best night ever".Now as he prepares to headline his own show in September back in Glasgow, Collins wants to ensure big fight nights in Scotland continue to be a feature on the boxing calendar."That was the goal when I first signed with Queensbury, I said I want to bring big nights back to Scotland and Glasgow," he said."I grew up going to Ricky Burns' fights and that made me want to do this. It was spoken about before the last fight, the winner of me and Lee's fight would continue to carry the torch as they say, and hopefully I can keep doing it."
Edinburgh Reporter
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Josh Taylor makes his welterweight bow at 146.8lbs
Josh Taylor makes his welterweight bow against Ekow Essuman tonight in the headline attraction at the OVO Hydro, live on DAZN. Yesterday all the fighters on the Land of the Brave' card weighed-in in Glasgow. Taylor is determined to get his career back on track and will be fighting for the vacant WBO Global Welterweight Championship – 12 x 3 Minute Rounds. He weighed in at 146.8 lbs while his opponent Ekow Essuman was 146.4 lbs The WBO Inter-continental and WBA International Heavyweight Championships – 10 x 3 Minute Rounds will be contested by Moses Itauma – 254 lbs and Mike Balogun – 241 lbs The vacant WBC Silver Featherweight Championship – 12 x 3 Minute Rounds features Nathaniel Collins – 125.6 lbs and Lee McGregor – 125.4 lbs GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, MAY 23: Nathaniel Collins v Lee McGregor Weigh-in 'Land of the Brave' at the Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Scotland on the 23rd May 2025. Queensberry Promotions. Credit: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry. The WBA Continental & vacant Commonwealth Cruiserweight Championships – 12 x 3 Minute Rounds will be contested by Aloys Jr – 199 lbs and David Jamieson – 198.4 lbs The vacant BBBofC Scottish area Middleweight Title – 10 x 3 Minute Rounds will be contested by Aston Brown – 159.6 lbs and Reece Porter – 159.4 lbs Also on the card is a 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Super-Welterweight Contest between Drew Limond – 148.8 lbs and Ezequiel Gregores – 150 lbs And an 8 x 3 Minute Rounds Super-Lightweight Contest between Luke McCormack – 143.2 lbs and Samir Cuentas – 144 lbs 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Light-Heavyweight Contest between Alex Arthur Jr – 171 lbs and Robbie Chapman – 171 lbs 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Lightweight Contest between Luke Bibby – 135.3 lbs and Cesar Ignacio Paredes – 134 lbs 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Lightweight Contest between Lee Welsh – 133.1 lbs and Tony Morton – 134.6 lbs 6 x 3 Minute Rounds Super-Bantamweight Contest between Marcus Sutherland – 127.3 lbs and Dylan Nixon – 127.4 lbs 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Welterweight Contest between Reese Lynch – 141.6 lbs and Jonatas De Oliviera – 140.1 lbs Like this: Like Related
