Nilson Julio Tapia has three losses against three opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Tapia's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Nilson Julio Tapia".
On December 16, 2010 Nilson Julio Tapia fought Gennadiy Golovkin in a middleweight world-title fight for Golovkin's WBA (Regular) title. Tapia was 25 years old and with a record of 14-3-1 (10), and Golovkin was 28 years old and with a record of 19-0 (16). Tapia lost the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On September 5, 2009 Nilson Julio Tapia faced off against Austin Trout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 11-2-1 (8), and Trout was 23 years old and with a record of 19-0 (13). Tapia lost the fight via 11-round majority decision.
On August 16, 2007 Nilson Julio Tapia faced off against Juan Ubaldo Cabrera at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 6-1-1 (5). Tapia lost the fight via 6-round unanimous decision.
