Davies vs Collins

Who won Davies vs Collins?

Liam Davies beat Nathaniel Collins by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, September 26th, 2026, at bp pulse LIVE Arena, Birmingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Also on the undercard Gerome Warburton was victorious over Nathan Heaney, and Luke McCormack beat Kay Prospere for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight belt.

Davies vs Collins stats

Liam Davies stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nathaniel Collins made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Davies had a slight advantage in power over Collins, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Collins' 47%.

Liam Davies was the same age as Nathaniel Collins, at 30 years old.

Davies had a height advantage of 4 inches over Collins.

Liam Davies fought out of the orthodox stance, while Nathaniel Collins was a southpaw.

Davies was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 months later than Collins, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Collins' 136.

Liam Davies went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at featherweight.

Nathaniel Collins was ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Davies vs Collins form

Davies had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Francesco Grandelli on March 28, 2026, by retirement in the 6th round at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kurt Walker on May 10, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shabaz Masoud on November 2, 2024, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had won against Erik Robles on March 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

He had beaten Vincenzo La Femina on November 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Collins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Cristobal Lorente on April 17, 2026, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight final eliminator fight at The OVO Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Cristobal Lorente on October 4, 2025 in their 12 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Lee McGregor on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Glasgow, Scotland.

Before that, he had won against Francesco Grandelli on May 11, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

He had defeated Zak Miller on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nathaniel Collins had been fighting more than Liam Davies.

Going into this contest, Liam Davies had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Nathaniel Collins' last outing had been 5 months and 9 days ago.

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Collins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Davies vs Collins start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM BST at bp pulse LIVE Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Davies vs Collins?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Davies vs Collins?

Liam Davies was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Nathaniel Collins made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+230) with oddsmakers.