NATHAN Gorman is fighting Bohdan Myronets in Bolton on December 1 as he continues his quest for heavyweight glory. Here we look at Nathan’s career, and how he’s related to the best boxer of this generation — The Gypsy King.
Nathan Gorman celebrating victory over Sean Turner at the Manchester Arena on June 9, 2018Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Who is Nathan Gorman?
Nathan, who was born on June 25, 1996 in Nantwich, Cheshire, is Tyson Fury’s cousin.
He is also a professional boxer, fighting in the heavyweight division.
Gorman lost his unbeaten record in July 2019 when he was knocked out by former amateur sparring partner Daniel Dubois.
Although he said it didn’t affect the outcome of the fight, his son Nathan Jr spent most of his training camp in hospital fighting for his life.
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He told SunSport: “Daniel beat me absolutely fair and square and I will never use the situation I had with my son as an excuse.
“He had spent three weeks in intensive care with pneumonia and then needed surgery to remove a tumour on his chest and more hospital time to recover.
“I felt like it might have motivated me even more but, looking back, I should have pulled out or postponed the fight, but I was too proud to pull out, I felt I could not let everyone down.
“Afterwards I just wanted to disappear for a bit, I turned my phone off for two months and just regrouped with my family at the same time as realising how lucky I was.
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“Now I have made some changes, trained all through lockdown and demanded a genuine fight that I have to win to kickstart my career again”.
Gorman’s son won his battles with pneumonia and a tumour on his chest, but Dynamite Dubois won the fight convincingly against Nathan Sr when he threw his box-and-move game plan out the window and went toe-to-toe with the powerhouse.
After a pep talk from WBC world champion Fury, Nathan returned to winning ways and realised the result was no more of a loss than it was a lesson.
Gorman said: “That was what it was for ideally and straight after the fight I got straight back in the gym, been working on a lot of new things.
“Without sounding silly, it was probably the best thing to ever happen to me getting beat because it’s made me learn a lot of things, a lesson.
“I didn’t lose, I learned a lesson.”
Nathan bounced back in October 2020, with a stylish points decision over ten rounds against experienced Ghanaian Richard Lartey.
He explained: “My comeback fight, it was good to get back in the ring, get punched, throw some punches, and get the momentum back going.”
His winning ways continued until he faced Fabio Wardley in November 2022.
Wardley — managed by his mentor Dillian Whyte — showed heart to handle a gruesome broken nose and secure a TKO win.
What is Nathan Gorman’s boxing record?
Nathan has 21 fights under his belt, winning 19, losing two and drawing none.
He has won 13 of his fights via knockout, giving him a knockout ratio of 68.42%.
His 21 bouts have a total of 97 rounds, meaning on average Gorman’s fights last 4.6 rounds.
How is Nathan Gorman related to Tyson Fury?
Nathan is of Irish Traveller heritage.
He is cousins to boxers Tyson, Hughie (heavyweight) and Tommy Fury (light-heavyweight).
Gorman has fighting in his blood not just from the Fury family — he is also the great-nephew of undefeated bare-knuckle fighter Bartley Gorman.
What has Nathan Gorman said about Tyson Fury?
Following his first defeat to Dubois, Gorman told SunSport: “Tyson’s inspired not just me, but millions of people around the world. It’s incredible really.
“I spoke to Tyson and the best thing he said to me was ‘get back to boxing’.
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“That was his advice, get back in the ring and do what you most happy with. And that’s boxing. And I did and I’m doing it at the minute.
“To me, I look at it this way, as long as I’m enjoying myself, it doesn’t matter what anybody thinks of me.” More
