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Weight class | Super-heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 176 cm (69 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
2009 – Arena Cup (Pula, Croatia) 5th place – 91 kg
2010 – Sportaccord World Combat Games (Beijing, China) 2nd place – +91 kg
2011 – Bocskai Memorial Tournament (Debrecen, Hungary) 2nd place – +91 kg
2011 – Zlatko Hrbic Memorial Tournament (Zagreb, Croatia) 3rd place – +91 kg
2011 – Hakija Turajlic Memorial Tournament (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2nd place – +91 kg
2011 – EUBC European Continental Championships (Ankara, Turkey) 3rd place – +91 kg
2011 – AIBA World Championships (Baku, Azerbaijan) participant – +91 kg
| 2012 – Chemistry Cup (Halle, Germany) 3rd place – +91 kg
2012 – AIBA European Olympic Qualification Tournament (Trabzon, Turkey) 6th place – +91 kg
2013 – Golden Belt Tournament (Constanta, Romania) 1st place – +91 kg
2013 – Independence Cup (Drochia, Moldova) 1st place – +91 kg
2013 – EUBC European Continental Championships (Minsk, Belarus) 5th place – +91 kg
2013 – AIBA World Championships (Almaty, Kazakhstan) 11th place – +91 kg
2015 – EUBC European Confederation Boxing Championships (Samokov, Bulgaria) 3rd 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
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
| National highlights
2009 National Cup 7th place – 91 kg
2009 National Championships 3rd place – 91 kg
2010 National Championships 1st place – +91 kg
2012 National Cup 1st place – +91 kg
2012 National Championships 1st place – +91 kg
2013 National Championships 1st place – +91 kg
2014 National Championships 1st place – +91 kg
2015 National Cup 1st place – +91 kg
2016 National Championships 1st place – +91 kg
2017 National Championships 1st place – +91 kg
2018 National Championships 1st place – +91 kg
2010 Prime Ministry Team Tournament (Briceni, Moldova) 2nd place – +91 kg
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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 | KO | 2 (8), 2:16 | 9 Jul 2021 | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Jaime Solorio | KO | 1 (8), 2:24 | 23 Jan 2020 | The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Christian Mariscal | KO | 3 (6), 2:00 | 5 Dec 2019 | The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California |
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