Mihai Nistor Explained

Mihai Nistor
Height:180 cm[1]
Reach:176 cm[2]
Weight Class:Super-heavyweight
Birth Date:5 November 1990
Birth Place:Erbiceni, Romania
Style:Southpaw
Total:3
Wins:3
Ko:3
Losses:0
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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]

Amateur career

International highlights

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

World Series of Boxing

2012, 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 Boxing

2014, 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

Romania2009 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

Moldova 2010 Prime Ministry Team Tournament (Briceni, Moldova) 2nd place – +91 kg

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
3Win3–0 Colby MadisonKO2 (8), 9 Jul 2021
2Win2–0 Jaime SolorioKO1 (8), 23 Jan 2020
1Win1–0 Christian MariscalKO3 (6), 5 Dec 2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mihai Nistor. Boxrec.com. 21 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Mihai Nistor. Boxrec.com. 21 January 2021.
  3. News: Anthony Joshua loses by KNOCKOUT: How British heavyweight was stopped by Mihai Nistor. Gray. James. 28 October 2017. Express.co.uk. 25 October 2018. en.
  4. Web site: Mihai Nistor . 13 August 2016 . Rio2016.com . Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806082430/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mihai-nistor# . 6 August 2016 . live .
  5. http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WSB2012_f.html World Series of Boxing - finals - 2012/2013 - Amateur Boxing Results
  6. http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WSB2017_q2.html World Series of Boxing - Season 2017 - Round 2 of quarterfinals
  7. http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WSB2018_s1.html World Series of Boxing - Season 2018 - semifinal 1
  8. Web site: Mihai Nistor. Boxrec.com. 21 January 2021.