Antonio Nieves was born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. on May 25, 1987. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on November 12, 2011 against DeWayne Wisdom. Nieves defeated Wisdom via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Nieves got his first shot at a world title at the age of 30 after 20 professional fights. On September 9, 2017 Nieves challenged Naoya Inoue's WBO super-flyweight title but lost via 6th round RTD. He is yet to get another shot at a world title.
Nieves' latest fight was a 7th-round RTD loss to Alexandro Santiago at age 35, on October 29, 2022.
Some of Antonio Nieves' best fights so far have been against Stephon Young and Alexandro Santiago. For a complete list of Nieves' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Antonio Nieves".
Nieves has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Antonio Nieves Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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26 | Oct 29, 2022 | 35 |
Alexandro Santiago 26 26-3-5 | loss | RTD 7 |
25 | May 21, 2021 | 33 | Judy Flores | win | UD 8 |
24 | Oct 26, 2019 | 32 |
Joshua Greer Jr. 25 20-1-1 | loss | UD 10 |
23 | Jun 08, 2019 | 32 | José Alfredo Rodríguez | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Jul 28, 2018 | 31 | Christian Esquivel | win | KO 3 |
21 | Sep 09, 2017 | 30 |
Naoya Inoue 24 13-0 | loss | RTD 6 |
20 | Mar 10, 2017 | 29 |
Nikolai Potapov 27 16-0-1 | loss | SD 10 |
19 | Nov 26, 2016 | 29 | Szilveszter Ajtai | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Aug 19, 2016 | 29 |
Alejandro Santiago 20 11-2-1 | draw | SD 10 |
17 | Jun 18, 2016 | 29 | Oscar Mojica | win | UD 10 |
16 | Feb 13, 2016 | 28 | Tibor Nadori | win | KO 3 |
15 | Nov 25, 2015 | 28 | Lorenzo Trejo | win | KO 1 |
14 | Sep 05, 2015 | 28 | Tae Woong Jung | win | UD 6 |
13 | Jun 20, 2015 | 28 |
Stephon Young 26 13-0-1 | draw | SD 8 |
12 | Jun 06, 2015 | 28 | Gabor Molnar | win | KO 1 |
11 | Mar 28, 2015 | 27 | Saul Tejada | win | UD 8 |
10 | Dec 20, 2014 | 27 | DeWayne Wisdom | win | RTD 5 |
9 | Nov 14, 2014 | 27 | Jovany Fuentes | win | UD 6 |
8 | Aug 15, 2014 | 27 | Justin Lopez | win | UD 6 |
7 | Jul 11, 2014 | 27 | Angel Carvajal | win | TKO 6 |
6 | May 17, 2014 | 26 | Adalberto Tapia | win | KO 1 |
5 | Nov 30, 2013 | 26 | Brian Raglin | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 20, 2013 | 25 | Hector Gonzalez | win | KO 3 |
3 | Nov 24, 2012 | 25 | Rafael Gramajo | win | UD 4 |
2 | May 19, 2012 | 24 | Jesus Gonzales | win | MD 4 |
1 | Nov 12, 2011 | 24 | DeWayne Wisdom | win | UD 4 |