Davies defends his European featherweight crown as Collins fights back from his first professional defeat.
DAZN streams Liam Davies vs Nathaniel Collins live from Birmingham’s BP Pulse LIVE Arena on Saturday, September 26. The card starts at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET, with the main-event ring walks estimated for approximately 11 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. ET.
Fight: Liam Davies (18-1, 9 KOs) vs Nathaniel Collins (17-1-1, 8 KOs)
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Venue: BP Pulse LIVE Arena, Birmingham, UK
Division: Featherweight
Event start: 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET
Estimated ring walks: 11 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. ET
Broadcast: Live on DAZN
Title: European featherweight championship
What time does Davies vs Collins start?
The Birmingham card gets underway at 7 p.m. BST, which converts to 2 p.m. ET in the United States.
Davies and Collins should make their ring walks at approximately 11 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. ET. The undercard’s running time could move that estimate.
How to watch Davies vs Collins
DAZN streams the event live in the United Kingdom and United States.
Davies vs Collins fight card
European featherweight title: Liam Davies (18-1, 9 KOs) vs Nathaniel Collins (17-1-1, 8 KOs)
Vacant British super-lightweight title: Luke McCormack (5-0, 3 KOs) vs Kay Prospere (16-2-1, 7 KOs)
Nathan Heaney farewell fight: Nathan Heaney (19-2-1, 6 KOs) vs Gerome Warburton (17-2-2, 2 KOs), middleweight rematch
IBF International middleweight title: Bradley Goldsmith (16-1, 10 KOs) vs Amir Abubaker (11-1, 8 KOs)
Super-featherweight: Nelson Birchall (11-0, 8 KOs) vs Lewis Morris (11-4-1, 1 KO)
Super-lightweight: Lasha Guruli (4-0, 1 KO) vs Hughie Wilson (11-2, 2 KOs)
Super-welterweight: Lewis Lawton vs Cheikh Diop
Middleweight: Lewis Richardson vs Ivan Trofimovich
The running order remains subject to change.
Davies defends his European title
Davies collected the European and WBO Intercontinental featherweight belts by stopping Francesco Grandelli in six rounds. That finish followed his points victory over Kurt Walker and continued his rebuild from the 2024 defeat to Shabaz Masoud.
The move to 126 pounds has given Davies more room to plant his feet and let his combinations go. He carries the heavier hands, but he cannot charge straight at a southpaw who knows how to punch between attacks.
Collins returns after dropping a split decision to Cristobal Lorente in their April rematch, which also served as a WBC final eliminator. Their first meeting ended in a draw, so the Scot has already banked 24 demanding rounds against European-level opposition.
Davies must cut off the ring, attack the body and prevent Collins from circling onto his preferred angles. Collins needs to establish his jab, win the lead-foot battle and fire back before the champion can set himself in the pocket.
McCormack’s British title fight strengthens the supporting card, while Heaney’s final appearance gives the Birmingham crowd another reason to arrive early. His first fight with Warburton ended in a points defeat, leaving him one last chance to slam the door on his career with a win.
The scheduling and broadcast details are fine, but the analysis feels like generic boxing checklist talk. “Cut off the ring” and “establish the jab” are obvious, yet the article doesn’t explain why Davies’ 2024 loss matters stylistically here or how Collins’ 24 tough rounds translate into this matchup.
Calling Collins’ loss to Lorente a simple setback is misleading when it was a WBC eliminator and the rematch settled the score after a draw. If Davies relies on planting his feet and trading, Collins’ angles and jab will make him miss and pay repeatedly over twelve rounds.
I disagree, because Davies doesn’t need to brawl to win, and the piece actually hints at the right approach: body work, ring cutting, and denying the exit. If he slows Collins early, the southpaw advantage becomes less meaningful once the legs go.
You’re overrating Collins’ ability to stay disciplined under real pressure. Davies has heavier hands and a better combination game than Lorente, and Birmingham won’t let Collins coast. If Collins gives up the lead-foot battle even slightly, he’ll be forced into exchanges he can’t win.
The article leans too hard on the idea that Davies’ move to 126 automatically makes him more dangerous, but it ignores how style matchups trump weight comfort. Collins isn’t just “a southpaw who can punch between attacks”; he’s a disciplined mover who will punish predictable pressure.