Mihai Nistor (born 5 November 1990) is a Romanian professional boxer. A southpaw, he is best known for stopping Anthony Joshua at the 39th European Amateur Boxing Championships in 2011.[3] As an amateur, Nistor competed in the men’s super heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the round of 16 by the Jordanian Hussein Ishaish.[4] Nistor competed in the semi-professional World Series of Boxing 2013 to 2018, representing Astana Arlans,[5] Italia Thunder,[6] and Fighting Roosters.[7] He had 157 fights as an amateur and finished with a record of 138–19. In 2019 Nistor started his professional career.[8]
Amateur career
International highlights
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2009 – Arena Cup (Pula, Croatia) 5th place – 91 kg
2011 – AIBA World Championships (Baku, Azerbaijan) participant – +91 kg
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2012 – AIBA European Olympic Qualification Tournament (Trabzon, Turkey) 6th place – +91 kg
2013 – EUBC European Continental Championships (Minsk, Belarus) 5th place – +91 kg
2013 – AIBA World Championships (Almaty, Kazakhstan) 11th place – +91 kg
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World Series of Boxing2012, Season 2012/2013 4th Round – +91 kg
2013, Season 2012/2013 9th Round – +91 kg
2013, Season 2012/2013 Finals – +91 kg
2013, Season 2013/2014 1st Round – +91 kg
2014, Season 2013/2014 5th Round – +91 kg
2014, Season 2013/2014 9th Round – +91 kg
2014, Season 2013/2014 Quarter-finals 2nd Leg – +91 kg
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AIBA Pro Boxing2014, Pre-Ranking Round 1 (Baku, Azerbaijan) – +91 kg
2014, Pre-Ranking Round 2 (Baku, Azerbaijan) – +91 kg
2014, Ranking Match (Baku, Azerbaijan) – +91 kg
2015, Title Round (Baku, Azerbaijan) – +91 kg
2015, Cycle I Round 1 (Marrakech, Marocco) – +91 kg
2015, Cycle I Round 2 (Marrakech, Marocco) – +91 kg
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National highlights
2009 National Cup 7th place – 91 kg
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Professional boxing record
| 8 fights | 8 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Colby Madison
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KO | 2 (8), 2:16 | 9 Jul 2021 | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Jaime Solorio
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KO | 1 (8), 2:24 | 23 Jan 2020 | The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Christian Mariscal
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KO | 3 (6), 2:00 | 5 Dec 2019 | The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California
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References
- ^ “Mihai Nistor”. Boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ “Mihai Nistor”. Boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Gray, James (28 October 2017). “Anthony Joshua loses by KNOCKOUT: How British heavyweight was stopped by Mihai Nistor”. Express.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ “Mihai Nistor”. Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ World Series of Boxing – finals – 2012/2013 – Amateur Boxing Results
- ^ World Series of Boxing – Season 2017 – Round 2 of quarterfinals
- ^ World Series of Boxing – Season 2018 – semifinal 1
- ^ “Mihai Nistor”. Boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
- Mihai Nistor at AIBA.org (archived)
- Mihai Nistor at Olympics.com
- Mihai Nistor at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Mihai Nistor at Olympic.org (archived)
- Mihai Nistor at Olympedia
- Mihai Nistor at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archived)
