Mihai Nistor (born 5 November 1990) is a Romanian
professional boxer
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. A
southpaw, he is best known for stopping
Anthony Joshua at the
39th European Amateur Boxing Championships in 2011. 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.
Nistor competed in the semi-professional
World Series of Boxing
250px, LA Matadors vs. Moscow Dynamo in Hollywood, CA on 4 December 2011. Both amateur boxers compete without vests or head guards.
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2013 to 2018, representing
Astana Arlans
250px, LA Matadors vs. Moscow Dynamo in Hollywood, CA on 4 December 2011. Both amateur boxers compete without vests or head guards.
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,
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.
Amateur career
International highlights
2009 – Arena Cup (Pula, Croatia) 5th place – 91KG
* 1/4: Lost to Marko Calic (Croatia) RSCI 2
2010 – Sportaccord World Combat Games (Beijing, China) 2nd place – +91KG
* 1/4: Defeated Andrew Jones (Wales) 7:1
* 1/2: Defeated Tomasz Duszak (Poland) 9:1
* Finals: Lost to
Zhang Zhilei
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(China) AB 3
2011 – Bocskai Memorial Tournament (Debrecen, Hungary) 2nd place – +91KG
* 1/4: Defeated Hrvoje Kisicek (Croatia) RSC 1
* 1/2: Defeated Bence Bouquet (Hungary) AB 3
* Finals: Lost to
Erislandy Savón
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(Cuba) AB 2
2011 – Zlatko Hrbic Memorial Tournament (Zagreb, Croatia) 3rd place – +91KG
* 1/4: Defeated Stjepan Radić (Croatia) 9:4
* 1/2: Lost to Rok Urbanc (Slovenia) 7+:7
2011 – Hakija Turajlic Memorial Tournament (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2nd place – +91KG
* Finals: Lost to Primislav Dimovski (Macedonia) DQ 2
2011 – EUBC European Continental Championships (Ankara, Turkey) 3rd place – +91KG
* 1/16: Defeated Muhammet Guner (Turkey) RSCI 1
* 1/8: Defeated Petar Belberov (Bulgaria) RSCI 2
* 1/4: Defeated
Anthony Joshua (United Kingdom) RSCH 3
* 1/2: Lost to
Roberto Cammarelle
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(Italy) AB 2
2011 – AIBA World Championships (Baku, Azerbaijan) participant – +91KG
* 1/16: Defeated Bence Bouquet (Hungary) KO 1
* 1/8: Lost to
Filip Hrgović (Croatia) 22:10
2012 – Chemistry Cup (Halle, Germany) 3rd place – +91KG
* 1/4: Defeated Sardorbek Abdullayev (Uzbekistan) RSC 3
* 1/2: Lost to
Sergey Kuzmin (Russia) 18:11
2012 – AIBA European Olympic Qualification Tournament (Trabzon, Turkey) 6th place – +91KG
* 1/8: Defeated
Otto Wallin
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(Sweden) KO 2
* 1/4: Lost to
Tony Yoka
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(France) 13:9
2013 – Golden Belt Tournament (Constanta, Romania) 1st place – +91KG
* 1/2: Defeated Issa Ahmed Madian Kassem (Egypt) 3:0
* Finals: Defeated Jose Angel Larduet (Cuba) 3:0
2013 – Independence Cup (Drochia, Moldova) 1st place – +91KG
* Finals: Defeated
Erik Pfeifer
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(Germany) PTS
2013 – EUBC European Continental Championships (Minsk, Belarus) 5th place – +91KG
* 1/8: Defeated Aleksei Zavatin (Moldova) TKO 2
* 1/4: Lost to
Magomedrasul Medzhidov (Azerbaijan) DQ 3
2013 – AIBA World Championships (Almaty, Kazakhstan) 11th place – +91KG
* 1/8: Defeated Milutin Stanković (Serbia) 2:1
2015 – EUBC European Confederation Boxing Championships (Samokov, Bulgaria) 3rd place – +91KG
* 1/8: Defeated Aleksei Zavatin (Moldova) TKO 2
* 1/4: Defeated Igor Shevadzutskiy (Ukraine) 3:0
* 1/2: Lost to
Filip Hrgović (Croatia) 2:1
World Series of Boxing
2012, Season 2012/2013 4th Round – +91KG
* Lost to
Tony Yoka
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(France) 2:1
2013, Season 2012/2013 9th Round – +91KG
* Defeated
Clemente Russo
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(Italy) 2:1
2013, Season 2012/2013 Finals – +91KG
* Lost to
Oleksandr Usyk
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(Ukraine) 3:0
2013, Season 2013/2014 1st Round – +91KG
* Defeated Facundo Cesar Ghiglione (Argentina) 3:0
2014, Season 2013/2014 5th Round – +91KG
* Defeated Paul Koon (United States) 3:0
2014, Season 2013/2014 9th Round – +91KG
* Defeated Yegor Plevako (Ukraine) 3:0
2014, Season 2013/2014 Quarter-finals 2nd Leg – +91KG
* Lost to Arslanbek Mahmudov (Azerbaijan) 3:0
AIBA Pro Boxing
2014, Pre-Ranking Round 1 (Baku, Azerbaijan) – +91KG
* Defeated Ali Kiyidin (Germany) 3:0
2014, Pre-Ranking Round 2 (Baku, Azerbaijan) – +91KG
* Lost to
Mohamed Arjaoui
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(Marocco) 3:0
2014, Ranking Match (Baku, Azerbaijan) – +91KG
* Lost to
Erik Pfeifer
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(Germany) 3:0
2015, Title Round (Baku, Azerbaijan) – +91KG
* Defeated
Tony Yoka
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(France) WO
2015, Cycle I Round 1 (Marrakech, Marocco) – +91KG
* Defeated
Magomed Omarov (Russia) 2:1
2015, Cycle I Round 2 (Marrakech, Marocco) – +91KG
* Defeated
Mohamed Arjaoui
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(Marocco) 2:1
National highlights
; Romania
2009 National Cup 7th place – 91KG
* 1/8: Defeated Alin Manea RSC 2
* 1/4: Lost to Adrian Zabava WO
2009 National Championships 3rd place – 91KG
* 1/4: Defeated Adrian Ciobanu 5:1
* 1/2: Lost to Petrisor Gananau 14:4
2010 National Championships 1st place – +91KG
* 1/2: Defeated Artur David AB 1
* Finals: Defeated Petrisor Gananau AB 3
2012 National Cup 1st place – +91KG
* Finals: Defeated Petrisor Gananau PTS
2012 National Championships 1st place – +91KG
* 1/2: Defeated Adrian Motorga WO
* Finals: Defeated Adrian Marc WO
2013 National Championships 1st place – +91KG
* 1/4: Defeated Ionel Oșvat TKO
* 1/2: Defeated Ionuț Patriche WO
* Finals: Defeated Marian Preda KO
2014 National Championships 1st place – +91KG
* Finals: Defeated Tiberiu Porcoi TKO
2015 National Cup 1st place – +91KG
* 1/4: Defeated Andrei Crivat DQ 2
* 1/2: Defeated Ionel Osvat TKO 2
* Finals: Defeated Tiberiu Porcoi TKO 1
2016 National Championships 1st place – +91KG
* Finals: Defeated Lucian Atănăsoaie WO
2017 National Championships 1st place – +91KG
* 1/2: Defeated Mădălin Nicolae
* Finals: Defeated Adrian Poputea
2018 National Championships 1st place – +91KG
* Finals: Defeated Daniel Berciu AB 2
; Moldova
2010 Prime Ministry Team Tournament (Briceni, Moldova) 2nd place – +91KG
* 1/2: Defeated Aleksei Zavatin RSC 3
* Finals: Lost to Mihail Muntean 7:1
Professional boxing record
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1990 births
Living people
Romanian male boxers
Olympic boxers of Romania
Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
European Games competitors for Romania
Boxers at the 2019 European Games
Super-heavyweight boxers