Mihai Nistor

Mihai Nistor
Born (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 34)
Erbiceni, Romania
Statistics
Weight classSuper-heavyweight
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Reach176 cm (69 in)[2]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights3
Wins3
Wins by KO3
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Arad Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bacău Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2012 Reșița Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2013 Reșița Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2014 Piatra Neamț Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2016 Brăila Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bucharest Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tomești Super-heavyweight
World Combat Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Beijing Super-heavyweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ankara Super-heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Samokov Super-heavyweight

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

Professional boxing record

8 fights 8 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
3 Win 3–0 United States Colby Madison KO 2 (8), 2:16 9 Jul 2021 United States Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Jaime Solorio KO 1 (8), 2:24 23 Jan 2020 United States The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Christian Mariscal KO 3 (6), 2:00 5 Dec 2019 United States The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California

References

  1. ^ "Mihai Nistor". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Mihai Nistor". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ World Series of Boxing - finals - 2012/2013 - Amateur Boxing Results
  6. ^ World Series of Boxing - Season 2017 - Round 2 of quarterfinals
  7. ^ World Series of Boxing - Season 2018 - semifinal 1
  8. ^ "Mihai Nistor". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.