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Antonio Nieves

Antonio Nieves

American boxer

Antonio Jose Nieves (born May 25, 1987) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the World Boxing Organization junior bantamweight title in 2017.

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Amateur career

Nieves is a multiple-time Cleveland Golden Gloves open champion and was national runner-up in 2011.[1][2]

Regional title

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

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

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Personal life

He works for PNC Bank as a personal banker.[12][13] He lost his sister in October, 2016 as a murder victim.[14]

References

  1. [1]
    "83rd Cleveland Golden Gloves Finals Results". 17 April 2011.
  2. [2]
    "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.
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    "#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.
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    "Salita Signs Antonio Nieves". Boxingnews24.com. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  5. [5]
    "Antonio Nieves vs. Oscar Mojica on June 18". Boxingnews24.com. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  6. [6]
    Baca, Michael (2014-06-20). "Antonio Nieves and Nikolai Potapov to clash March 10, on 'ShoBox'". Ringtv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  7. [7]
    "Claressa Shields Dominates, Stops Szabados in SHO Headliner". Boxingscene.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  8. [8]
    "Antonio Nieves stop Szilveszter Ajtai". Boxingnews24.com. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  9. [9]
    "Antonio Nieves Stays Busy With Clash in Bedford, Ohio". Boxingscene.com. 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  10. [10]
    "Antonio Nieves out to tame 'the Monster' Naoya Inoue". 19 July 2017.
  11. [11]
    "Naoya Inoue Beats Down, Stops Antonio Nieves in Six Rounds". www.boxingscene.com. 9 September 2017.
  12. [12]
    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.
  13. [13]
    Abramson, Mitch (2014-06-20). "Antonio Nieves is banking on a Rau'shee Warren clash". Ringtv.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  14. [14]
    "Antonio Nieves dedicates victory and heavyweight Ray Edwards suffers first loss: Boxing Report 2016 (video)". cleveland.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
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