On December 16, 2010, a 25-year-old Nilson Julio Tapia (14-2-1, 10 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBA (Regular) title held by 28-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Gennadiy Golovkin (19-0, 16 KOs).
Tapia came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 14 days. Golovkin was on a 19-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 2 days.
Gennady Golovkin made easy work of Nilson Julio Tapia, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Golovkin improves his record to 20-0 (17 KOs), while Tapia adds a loss to his record at 14-3-1.
On September 5, 2009, a 24-year-old Nilson Julio Tapia (11-1-1, 8 KOs) and a 23-year-old American boxer Austin Trout (19-0, 13 KOs) met in the ring.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 26 days. Trout was on a 19-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 5 days.
Austin Trout defeated Nilson Julio Tapia via majority decision in the 11-round super-welterweight fight. Trout improves his record to 20-0, while Tapia adds a loss to his record at 11-2-1.
On August 16, 2007, a 21-year-old Nilson Julio Tapia (6-0-1, 5 KOs) and Juan Ubaldo Cabrera met in the ring.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months.
Nilson Julio Tapia lost to Juan Ubaldo Cabrera via unanimous decision in the 6-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 6-1-1.