Nilson Julio Tapia
Career, Record, Stats
Nilson Julio Tapia (Blade) is a 39-year-old retired Colombian professional boxer. In a career spanning 6 years, 9 months, and 7 days, Tapia amassed a record of 15-3-1, which includes 11 wins via KO.
Nilson Julio Tapia's Boxing Career
Nilson Julio Tapia was born in Acandi, Colombia on September 5, 1985. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on August 28, 2004 against Reynmiero Ford De Leon. Tapia defeated Leon via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tapia got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 18 professional fights. On December 16, 2010 Tapia challenged Gennadiy Golovkin's WBA (Regular) middleweight title but lost via 3rd round KO. Tapia never got a world-title shot again.
Tapia's last fight was a 5th-round KO victory over Laszlo Hubert at age 25, on June 4, 2011.
Some of Nilson Julio Tapia's best fights have been against Milton Nunez and Jorge Sebastian Heiland. For a complete list of Tapia's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Nilson Julio Tapia".
Tapia has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Nilson Julio Tapia Losses".
Nilson Julio Tapia's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Jun 04, 2011 | 25 |  Laszlo Hubert | win | KO 5 |
19 | Dec 16, 2010 | 25 | 
Gennadiy Golovkin 28 19-0  | loss | KO 3 |
18 | Oct 02, 2010 | 25 | 
Jorge Sebastian Heiland 23 16-1 | win | UD 10 |
17 | Aug 14, 2010 | 24 | Reward Marti | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Jun 04, 2010 | 24 | Victor Gonzalez | win | KO 1 |
15 | Sep 05, 2009 | 24 | 
Austin Trout 23 19-0 | loss | MD 11 |
14 | Jun 10, 2009 | 23 | Alfonso Mosquera | win | UD 11 |
13 | Feb 19, 2009 | 23 | Juan Camilo Novoa | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Jul 11, 2008 | 22 | Jairo Alvarez | win | UD 4 |
11 | Mar 27, 2008 | 22 | 
Milton Nunez 28 11-0 | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Dec 01, 2007 | 22 | Santiago Samaniego | win | KO 2 |
9 | Aug 16, 2007 | 21 | Juan Ubaldo Cabrera | loss | UD 6 |
8 | Jun 16, 2007 | 21 | Jose Venegas | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Dec 07, 2006 | 21 | Reynmiero Ford De Leon | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Jun 10, 2006 | 20 | Dionisio Miranda | draw | MD 6 |
5 | Nov 25, 2005 | 20 | Jose Arosemena | win | KO 2 |
4 | Sep 08, 2005 | 20 | Fernando Cordoba | nc | NA
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3 | Jul 29, 2005 | 19 | Darisnel Vergara | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Nov 13, 2004 | 19 | Fernando Cordoba | win | TD 2 |
1 | Aug 28, 2004 | 18 | Reynmiero Ford De Leon | win | TKO 3 |