After impressively dominating Francesco Grandelli in March, the European champion agreed every offer or idea that came his way.

Former British champion Zak Miller continues to rebuild from the biceps injury ruling him out of a bout with Davies on the rescheduled March 28 date. Meanwhile, former WBA beltholder Nick Ball opted for a different route back after a 12th-round stoppage loss by Brandon Figueroa on Feb. 7 so Davies surveyed the landscape at 126 pounds.

In doing so, he accepted a fight with Collins after the Scotsman's unsuccessful two-fight series with Spain's Cristobal Lorente (21-0-3, 8 KOs) resulted in a draw and April split decision defeat in their WBC final eliminator.

The two will meet at Birmingham's bp pulse LIVE on September 26, streamed exclusively on DAZN worldwide.

Davies (18-1, 9 KOs) holds top-10 rankings with the WBC, IBF and WBO and believes a victory over Collins (17-1-1, 8 KOs) should warrant a world title fight.

“I think Nathaniel was the third fight I accepted. They came with loads of names. I'm just down to fight,” Davies said at Tuesday’s launch press conference.

“I'm 30 now. I’ve been European champion for so many years at two different weights. I'm down to fight anyone and feel like I'm a problem at this weight. I found my weight class and built into it good. I’m hungry, on the verge of world titles and they could have said any name honestly.”

Davies has previously shown he's capable of boxing to order and following a well-rehearsed script but is also ultra competitive and has deceptively heavy hands. That combination can lead him into trouble.

During his November 2024 defeat against the slick Shabaz Masoud, he was sidetracked from his plan and spent 12 rounds loading up, following the southpaw. That result ended his belt-laden run at junior featherweight.

Moving up to 126 pounds seems to suit him perfectly.

Against Grandelli, he struck the perfect balance, aggressively but smartly stalking the Italian while punishing him from all ranges. Despite fighting at championship level for many years with some notable victories along the way, that display was arguably the most complete of his career to date.

Collins can also be dragged into a fight but the southpaw is best when using his reflexes and footwork.

Davies knows that he can't just declare war on the Scotsman but also believes given what's at stake, it's inevitable they will eventually end up holding their feet and trading.

“You're going to see me turn up and do everything to win,” he said.

"I do love a fight so, yeah, we're definitely going to have it out at some point. The last time I fought a southpaw it didn't end too well [the Masoud defeat] so I’ve just got to be a bit more clever about it.

“I learn from experiences so I'm going to do what I have to. I think it could more than likely be stopped because look how hungry we are. I ain't interested in going back down levels after this, he ain't either, so one of us is going to be done and it's all on the line on the 26th.”