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Amateurs Level Has Gone Rematch Now: Anthony Joshua was in the amateurs, now I want a rematch in the pro ranks

Mihai Nistor is eyeing a rematch with Anthony Joshua after knocking him out in the unpaid ranks 14 years ago.

The Romanian heavyweight enjoyed a fruitful amateur career that included seven national titles and two European bronze medals.

En route to his first European medal in Turkish capital Ankara back in 2011, Nistor became the first man to stop Joshua when they met in the quarter-finals.

It marked Joshua’s second defeat as an amateur following an early setback against Dillian Whyte in 2009, and it remains his only to have come inside the distance during his vested days.

After two hard-fought rounds, Nistor caught AJ with a massive left hook in the third stanza that buckled his knees.

As he was held up by ropes, the referee stepped in and initially administered a count before subsequently waving off the contest.

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While Joshua won Olympic gold in 2012 and embarked on a successful professional career one year later, Nistor stayed in the amateurs until 2019.

In a stop-and-start professional run hampered by the COVID pandemic, Nistor has compiled an unblemished 8-0 record.

As an amateur, Nistor boxed Oleksandr Usyk, Filip Hrgovic, Frazer Clarke and Joshua, but he is yet to step up the levels in the pros.