Nathan Thorley
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| Nickname | Thunder | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1993 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gary Lockett | ||||||||||||||
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Nathan Thorley (born 18 April 1993) is a Welsh professional boxer. He competed for Wales in the light heavyweight category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[1][2][3] where he won a bronze medal.
He turned professional in 2015, winning the Welsh light-heavyweight title two years later by defeating Jermaine Asare.
Career
Amateur
Born in Cardiff, Thorley took up boxing as a child between the age of nine or ten after joining a boxing gym managed by Pat Thomas in the Fairwater area.[4] He later fought at St. Joseph's and Splott Amateur Boxing Club. Thorley was chosen to represent Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He had initially not been selected for the squad before replacing Jamie Evans who pulled out of the squad.[5] He won a bronze medal at the games after suffering a defeat to Kennedy St-Pierre in the semi-finals when his corner threw in the towel in the third round.[6]
As an amateur, Thorley recorded 70 victories.[4]
Professional
Thorley turned professional in 2015, winning his debut bout against Polish fighter Krystian Nadolski by KO. Having won his first eight bouts as a professional, Thorley gained a title bout for the Welsh Light-heavyweight title against fellow Commonwealth bronze medalist Jermaine Asare at Merthyr Leisure Centre.[7] Thorley knocked Adare down in the second round with a right hand which prompted the referee to end the bout, awarding Thorley a TKO victory.[8]
Having recorded several more victories to reach a 14–0 record, Thorley is due to fight Chris Billam-Smith for the British cruiserweight title.[9]
References
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Nathan Thorley – Commonwealth Games preview". Boxing Wales. UK. 23 July 2014.
- ^ Law, Matt (27 July 2014). "Nathan Thorley: 'I expected more from Benjamin Taualii'". Sports Mole. UK. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b Sutton, Jon. "Nathan Thorley". Fight Scene. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Nathan Thorley Commonwealth Games Preview". Boxing Wales. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Bronze for Thorley after semi-final defeat". ITV. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Nathan Thorley". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Thorley Thunders to Second Round Stoppage of Jermaine Asare to Win Welsh Light-heavyweight Title". Boxing Wales. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Crocker, Tom (10 March 2020). "Chris Billam-Smith ready to prove he is the 'best of the rest' as Commonwealth title defence is announced". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
