Mihai Nistor

Mihai Nistor
Personal information
Born (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 35)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Boxing career
Super-heavyweight
Reach176 cm (69 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins8
Win by KO8
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 AradHeavyweight
Gold medal – first place2010 BacăuSuper-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2012 ReșițaSuper-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2013 ReșițaSuper-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2014 Piatra NeamțSuper-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2016 BrăilaSuper-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2017 BucharestSuper-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2018 TomeștiSuper-heavyweight
World Combat Games
Silver medal – second place2010 BeijingSuper-heavyweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 AnkaraSuper-heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2015 SamokovSuper-heavyweight

Mihai Nistor (born 5 November 1990) is a Romanian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2011 and 2015 European Championships. He also represented Romania at the 2016 Olympics.

Amateur career

Nistor is best known for stopping Anthony Joshua at the 39th European Amateur Boxing Championships in 2011. 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. Nistor competed in the semi-professional World Series of Boxing 2013 to 2018, representing Astana Arlans, Italia Thunder, and Fighting Roosters. He had 157 fights as an amateur and finished with a record of 138–19. In 2019 Nistor started his professional career.

Highlights

Professional boxing record

9 fights 8 wins 1 loss
By knockout 8 0
By decision 0 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
9 Loss 8–1 Kashaun Davis UD 8 26 Jul 2026 The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
8 Win 8–0 David Zegarra TKO 2 (6), 2:00 27 Apr 2024 Timisoara, Romania
7 Win 7–0 Jhan Carlo Delgado RTD 3 (10), 3:00 2 Sep 2023 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
6 Win 6–0 Geriso Aduashvili KO 1 (6), 1:37 5 May 2023 Sports Hall, Mioveni, Romania
5 Win 5–0 Raul Antonio Villarruel TKO 2 (6) 25 Mar 2023 Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 Fernando Rodrigo Simoes de Almeida TKO 1 (8), 1:30 28 Oct 2022 Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3 Win 3–0 Colby Madison KO 2 (8), 2:16 9 Jul 2021 BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, US
2 Win 2–0 Jaime Solorio KO 1 (8), 2:24 23 Jan 2020 The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, US
1 Win 1–0 Christian Mariscal KO 3 (6), 2:00 5 Dec 2019 The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, US

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.