Collins vs Lorente II

Who won Collins vs Lorente II?

Cristobal Lorente beat Nathaniel Collins by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, April 17th, 2026, at The OVO Hydro, Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 115-112 in favor of winner Cristobal Lorente.

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).

This contest was a final eliminator for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Royston Barney Smith was victorious over Conor McIntosh for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship, Dylan Arbuckle beat Nico Leivars for the BBBOC British Super Bantamweight belt, and Aston Brown was overcome by Sam Gilley.

Collins vs Lorente II stats

Nathaniel Collins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cristobal Lorente made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 3 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Collins had a slight advantage in power over Lorente, with a 47% knockout percentage compared to Lorente's 40%.

Nathaniel Collins was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Lorente had a height advantage of 4 inches over Collins.

Nathaniel Collins fought out of the southpaw stance, while Cristobal Lorente was an orthodox fighter.

Collins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 3 months later than Lorente, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Lorente's 158.

Nathaniel Collins went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at featherweight.

Cristobal Lorente was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 126lb division.

Collins vs Lorente II form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Cristobal Lorente on October 4, 2025, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Lee McGregor on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Glasgow, Scotland.

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

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

He had defeated Raza Hamza on August 18, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Activity check

Collins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Collins vs Lorente II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM BST at The OVO Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 4:45 PM EST or 1:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Collins vs Lorente II?

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 Collins vs Lorente II?

Nathaniel Collins was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Cristobal Lorente made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.