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 Nieves is a multiple-time Cleveland Golden Gloves open champion and was national runner-up in 2011.
Regional title As Nieves rose in the rankings he defeated multiple-time world title challenger Lorenzo Trejo. He defeated Oscar Mojica to win the North American Boxing Organization 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 Naoya Inoue for the WBO junior bantamweight world title. He lost by 6th round technical knockout due to a corner stoppage.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26Loss Alexandro SantiagoRTD7 (10), Oct 29, 2022 25Win20–3–2 Judy FloresUD8May 21, 2021 24Loss19–3–2 Joshua Greer Jr.UD10Oct 26, 2019 23Win19–2–2 José Alfredo RodríguezTKO2 (8), Jun 8, 2019 22Win18–2–2 Christian EsquivelKO3 (8), Jul 28, 2018 21Loss17–2–2 Naoya InoueRTD6 (12), Sep 9, 2017 20Loss17–1–2 Nikolai Potapov10Mar 10, 2017 19Win17–0–2 Szilveszter AjtaiTKO2 (6), Nov 26, 2016 18Draw16–0–2 Alexandro SantiagoSD10Aug 19, 2016 17Win16–0–1 Oscar MojicaUD10Jun 18, 2016 16Win15–0–1 Tibor NadoriKO3 (8)Feb 13, 2016 15Win14–0–1 Lorenzo TrejoKO1 (6), Nov 25, 2015 14Win13–0–1 Tae Woong JungUD6Sep 5, 2015 13Draw12–0–1 Stephon Young8Jun 20, 2015 12Win12–0 Gabor MolnarKO1 (8), Jun 6, 2015 11Win11–0 Saul TejadaUD8Mar 28, 2015 10Win10–0 DeWayne Wisdom5 (6)Dec 20, 2014 9Win9–0 Jovany FuentesUD6Nov 14, 2014 8Win8–0 Justin LopezUD6Aug 15, 2014 7Win7–0 Angel CarvajalTKO6 (6), Jul 11, 2014 6Win6–0 Adalberto TapiaKO1 (4), May 17, 2014 5Win5–0 Brian Raglin1 (4), Nov 30, 2013 4Win4–0 Hector Gonzalez3 (4), Apr 20, 2013 3Win3–0 Rafael GramajoUD4Nov 24, 2012 2Win2–0 Jesus Gonzales4May 19, 2012 1Win1–0 DeWayne Wisdom4Nov 12, 2011
Personal life He works for PNC Bank as a personal banker. He lost his sister in October, 2016 as a murder victim.
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