Mihai Nistor

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]

Mihai Nistor
Statistics
Weight classSuper-heavyweight
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Reach176 cm (69 in)[2]
Born (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990
Erbiceni, Romania
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 NeamțSuper-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

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.
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