Antonio Nieves losses
Over 11 years as a professional, Antonio Nieves has compiled a 20-4-2 (11) record, including five title fights across two weight classes. He has four losses, three of them in title fights.
4. Antonio Nieves loses to Alexandro Santiago in their 2nd fight via KO
On October 29, 2022 Antonio Nieves faced Alexandro Santiago in a super bantamweight bout. It was their second meeting. Nieves was 35 years old with a record of 20-3-2, and Santiago was 26 with a record of 26-3-5. Nieves was coming off a win and Santiago was on a 2-fight winning streak. Santiago stopped Nieves via retirement in the 7th round.
3. Antonio Nieves loses to Joshua Greer Jr. via unanimous decision
On October 26, 2019 Antonio Nieves fought Joshua Greer Jr. for the vacant WBC Continental Americas and WBONABO bantamweight titles. Nieves was 32 years old with a record of 19-2-2, and Jr. was 25 with a record of 21-1-1. Nieves was on a 2-fight winning streak and Jr. was on a 18-fight winning streak. Nieves lost via unanimous decision. Failed to win the vacant title. Went the distance with Jr..
2. Antonio Nieves loses to Naoya Inoue via KO
On September 9, 2017 Antonio Nieves fought Naoya Inoue for the WBO super flyweight title. Nieves was 30 years old with a record of 17-1-2, and Inoue was 24 with a record of 13-0. Nieves was coming off a loss, while Inoue was on an undefeated 13-fight winning streak. Inoue stopped Nieves via retirement in the 6th round. Failed to capture the title.
1. Antonio Nieves loses to Nikolai Potapov via split decision
On March 10, 2017 Antonio Nieves defended his WBONABO bantamweight title against Nikolai Potapov. Nieves was 29 years old with a record of 17-0-2, and Potapov was 27 with a record of 16-0-1. Nieves was coming off a win and Potapov was on an undefeated 2-fight winning streak. Nieves lost via split decision. Lost the title. Went the distance with Potapov.