# Antonio Nieves

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

| 26 fights | 20 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 2 |
| By decision | 9 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 26 | Loss | 20–4–2 | Alexandro Santiago | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | Oct 29, 2022 | Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 20–3–2 | Judy Flores | UD | 8 | May 21, 2021 | The Civic Center, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 24 | Loss | 19–3–2 | Joshua Greer Jr. | UD | 10 | Oct 26, 2019 | Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S. | For WBC Continental Americas and WBO–NABO bantamweight titles |
| 23 | Win | 19–2–2 | José Alfredo Rodríguez | TKO | 2 (8), 1:11 | Jun 8, 2019 | Northfield, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 18–2–2 | Christian Esquivel | KO | 3 (8), 0:56 | Jul 28, 2018 | Hollywood Casino, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 21 | Loss | 17–2–2 | Naoya Inoue | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | Sep 9, 2017 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. | For WBO junior bantamweight title |
| 20 | Loss | 17–1–2 | Nikolai Potapov | SD | 10 | Mar 10, 2017 | MGM Grand, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Lost WBO–NABO bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Szilveszter Ajtai | TKO | 2 (6), 0:46 | Nov 26, 2016 | Firebird Athletic Center, Bedford, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 18 | Draw | 16–0–2 | Alexandro Santiago | SD | 10 | Aug 19, 2016 | Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, New York, U.S. | Retained WBO–NABO bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Oscar Mojica | UD | 10 | Jun 18, 2016 | Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Won vacant WBO–NABO bantamweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Tibor Nadori | KO | 3 (8) | Feb 13, 2016 | Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Lorenzo Trejo | KO | 1 (6), 2:34 | Nov 25, 2015 | Bayfront Convention Center, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Tae Woong Jung | UD | 6 | Sep 5, 2015 | Presque Isle Downs and Casino, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 13 | Draw | 12–0–1 | Stephon Young | SD | 8 | Jun 20, 2015 | Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Gabor Molnar | KO | 1 (8), 1:57 | Jun 6, 2015 | Presque Isle Downs and Casino, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Saul Tejada | UD | 8 | Mar 28, 2015 | Resorts World Casino, Queens, New York, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | DeWayne Wisdom | RTD | 5 (6) | Dec 20, 2014 | Island Casino Racetrack, Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jovany Fuentes | UD | 6 | Nov 14, 2014 | CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Justin Lopez | UD | 6 | Aug 15, 2014 | Grand Plaza Hotel, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Angel Carvajal | TKO | 6 (6), 0:54 | Jul 11, 2014 | Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Adalberto Tapia | KO | 1 (4), 2:59 | May 17, 2014 | Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Brian Raglin | TKO | 1 (4), 1:28 | Nov 30, 2013 | Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Hector Gonzalez | KO | 3 (4), 1:41 | Apr 20, 2013 | Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rafael Gramajo | UD | 4 | Nov 24, 2012 | Premier Soccer Academy, Lorain, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jesus Gonzales | MD | 4 | May 19, 2012 | La Villa Banquet Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | DeWayne Wisdom | UD | 4 | Nov 12, 2011 | La Villa Banquet Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |

## Personal life

He works for PNC Bank as a personal banker. He lost his sister in October, 2016 as a murder victim.