Antonio Nieves
Antonio Nieves | |
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Born | Antonio Jose Nieves May 25, 1987 |
Other names | Carita |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Reach | 68.5 in (174 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 26 |
Wins | 20 |
Wins by KO | 11 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 2 |
Antonio Jose Nieves (born May 25, 1987) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the World Boxing Organization junior bantamweight title in 2017.
Amateur career
[edit]Nieves is a multiple-time Cleveland Golden Gloves open champion and was national runner-up in 2011.[1][2]
Regional title
[edit]As Nieves rose in the rankings he defeated multiple-time world title challenger Lorenzo Trejo.[3] He defeated Oscar Mojica to win the North American Boxing Organization bantamweight title.[4][5]
On March 10, 2017 Nieves defend his North American Boxing Organization title against Nikolai Potapov on ShoBox.[6] He lost the defense by split decision.[7][8][9]
World title attempt
[edit]Nieves fought Naoya Inoue for the WBO junior bantamweight world title.[10] He lost by 6th round technical knockout due to a corner stoppage.[11]
Professional boxing record
[edit]26 fights | 20 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 11 | 2 |
By decision | 9 | 2 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Typ | Round, time | Date | Standort | Notes |
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26 | Loss | 20–4–2 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | Oct 29, 2022 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 20–3–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | May 21, 2021 | ![]() |
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24 | Loss | 19–3–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 26, 2019 | ![]() |
For WBC Continental Americas and WBO–NABO bantamweight titles |
23 | Win | 19–2–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 1:11 | Jun 8, 2019 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 18–2–2 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (8), 0:56 | Jul 28, 2018 | ![]() |
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21 | Loss | 17–2–2 | ![]() |
RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | Sep 9, 2017 | ![]() |
For WBO junior bantamweight title |
20 | Loss | 17–1–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Mar 10, 2017 | ![]() |
Lost WBO–NABO bantamweight title |
19 | Win | 17–0–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 0:46 | Nov 26, 2016 | ![]() |
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18 | Draw | 16–0–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Aug 19, 2016 | ![]() |
Retained WBO–NABO bantamweight title |
17 | Win | 16–0–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jun 18, 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO–NABO bantamweight title |
16 | Win | 15–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (8) | Feb 13, 2016 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 2:34 | Nov 25, 2015 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–0–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Sep 5, 2015 | ![]() |
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13 | Draw | 12–0–1 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | Jun 20, 2015 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 1:57 | Jun 6, 2015 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Mar 28, 2015 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (6) | Dec 20, 2014 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Nov 14, 2014 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Aug 15, 2014 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (6), 0:54 | Jul 11, 2014 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 2:59 | May 17, 2014 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:28 | Nov 30, 2013 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (4), 1:41 | Apr 20, 2013 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Nov 24, 2012 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
MD | 4 | May 19, 2012 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Nov 12, 2011 | ![]() |
Personal life
[edit]He works for PNC Bank as a personal banker.[12][13] He lost his sister in October, 2016 as a murder victim.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "83rd Cleveland Golden Gloves Finals Results". 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Woman killed in Burger King murder-suicide is sister of Cleveland boxing champion". Fxtribune.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "#1 source for boxing news on the web". Fightnews.com. 2015-11-26. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Salita Signs Antonio Nieves". Boxingnews24.com. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Antonio Nieves vs. Oscar Mojica on June 18". Boxingnews24.com. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ Baca, Michael (2014-06-20). "Antonio Nieves and Nikolai Potapov to clash March 10, on 'ShoBox'". Ringtv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Claressa Shields Dominates, Stops Szabados in SHO Headliner". Boxingscene.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Antonio Nieves stop Szilveszter Ajtai". Boxingnews24.com. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Antonio Nieves Stays Busy With Clash in Bedford, Ohio". Boxingscene.com. 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Antonio Nieves out to tame 'the Monster' Naoya Inoue". 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Naoya Inoue Beats Down, Stops Antonio Nieves in Six Rounds". www.boxingscene.com. 9 September 2017.
- ^ Lonnie Timmons III, The Plain Dealer (2014-10-17). "Professional boxer Antonio Nieves works as a bank teller during the day but by night trains to knock out opponents". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ Abramson, Mitch (2014-06-20). "Antonio Nieves is banking on a Rau'shee Warren clash". Ringtv.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Antonio Nieves dedicates victory and heavyweight Ray Edwards suffers first loss: Boxing Report 2016 (video)". cleveland.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Antonio Nieves from BoxRec (registration required)