Antonio Jose Nieves (born May 25, 1987) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the World Boxing Organization

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title in 2017.

Amateur career

Nieves is a multiple-time

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open champion and was national runner-up in 2011.

Regional title

As Nieves rose in the rankings he defeated multiple-time world title challenger

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. He defeated Oscar Mojica to win the

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bantamweight title. On March 10, 2017 Nieves defend his North American Boxing Organization title against Nikolai Potapov on ShoBox. He lost the defense by split decision.

World title attempt

Nieves fought

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for the

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junior bantamweight world title. He lost by 6th round technical knockout due to a corner stoppage.

Professional boxing record

Personal life

He works for

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as a personal banker. He lost his sister in October, 2016 as a murder victim.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nieves, Antonio 1987 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Boxers from Ohio American male boxers