Lorente keeps European title with road draw vs. Collins

Source: DAZN Sports News

05/10/2025

Lorente keeps European title with road draw vs. Collins

Cristobal Lorente D12 Nathaniel Collins... Scotland's Nathaniel Collins’ was held to a draw against reigning European featherweight champion Cristobal Lorente in Glasgow. According to DAZN, the local favorite appeared to control large portions of the contest, but Lorente was relentless throughout and the judges at ringside may have been swayed by the Spaniard's aggressive approach. Collins made a fast start and seemed to be ahead on the cards in the fight's first half as he started to trade more frequently with the tough Spaniard.  A memorable round six saw both men exchange huge shots, and it looked like that session was where Lorente drew some confidence from.  In the closing stretches, Lorente began to push forward more, but his work in the championship rounds appeared to come a little late as Collins had been in charge during the fight’s early stages. After twelve enjoyable rounds, the judges could not be split as one verdict for each man followed by a 114-114 score meant that the bout was ruled a draw with Lorente keeping his European featherweight title. Victory for Collins was intended to set up a world title fight at some point in 2026, but that dream is on hold for the time being as he will likely have to contend with Lorente again as the demand for a rematch will be there due to how entertaining the fight was.