Mihai Nistor

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Mihai Nistor
Born (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 33)
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 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Arad Heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Bacău Super-heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Reșița Super-heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Reșița Super-heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Piatra NeamțSuper-heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Brăila Super-heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Bucharest Super-heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tomești Super-heavyweight
World Combat Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Beijing Super-heavyweight
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Ankara Super-heavyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

Contents

Amateur career

International highlights

Professional boxing record

8 fights8 wins0 losses
By knockout80
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
3Win3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Colby MadisonKO2 (8), 2:169 Jul 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California
2Win2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Jaime SolorioKO1 (8), 2:2423 Jan 2020 Flag of the United States.svg The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California
1Win1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Christian MariscalKO3 (6), 2:005 Dec 2019 Flag of the United States.svg The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California

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References

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  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.
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  6. World Series of Boxing - Season 2017 - Round 2 of quarterfinals
  7. World Series of Boxing - Season 2018 - semifinal 1
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