Abraham Nova


Abraham Nova is a Puerto Rican professional boxer.

Early life

Abraham Nova was born on January 14, 1994, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, to Dominican parents. He moved to the U.S. with his parents and nine siblings when he was an infant, with all twelve family members living in a two-bedroom apartment in Albany, New York. He began boxing at the age of 12, going on to compile an amateur record of 167–11–60KOs before turning professional.

Professional career

Nova made his professional debut on April 29, 2016, scoring a first-round technical knockout victory over Weusi Johnson at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
After compiling a record of 12–0 he faced Sulaiman Segawa for the vacant WBA-NABA super featherweight title on November 18, 2018, at the Royale Nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts. Nova defeated Sulaiman via unanimous decision to capture his first professional title, with one judge scoring the bout 97–93 and the other two scoring it 96–93. After two wins in non-title fights – a UD against Brian Pelaez in December 2018 and a TKO against Mario Lozano in May 2019 – he made the first defence of his WBA-NABA title against Luis Castillo on August 23, 2019, at the Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts. With less than 30 seconds remaining in the first round, Nova landed a left-jab right-hand combination to drop Castillo to the canvas. Castillo was unable to make it to his feet before the referee's count of ten, awarding Nova a first-round knockout victory.
Nova was booked to face Pedro Navarrete in a non-title bout on January 18, 2020. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. Nova faced Avery Sparrow on June 25, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 99–91, 97–93 and 96–94. Nova was scheduled to face the journeyman Richard Pumicpic on the Joshua Franco vs Andrew Moloney III undercard on August 14, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with one judge scoring the fight 78–74 for him, while the remaining two judges scored the fight 79–73 in his favor. Nova faced Willam Encarnación on January 15, 2022, in the Joe Smith Jr. vs Steve Geffrard WBO co-headliner. He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.

Nova vs. Foster

On February 16, 2024, Nova was scheduled to challenge O'Shaquie Foster for the WBC junior lightweight title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. He lost the fight by split decision.

Nova vs. Cortes

Nova was scheduled to face Andres Cortes in a 10-round junior lightweight bout at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on June 21, 2024. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Nova vs. Galindo

Nova faced Humberto Galindo at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York on November 2, 2024, with the fight ending in a draw.

Nova vs. Ford

On 16 August 2025, Nova lost to Raymond Ford by unanimous decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the undercard of the Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte fight.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
29LossRaymond FordUD10Aug 16, 2025anb Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
28Win24–3–1Germán MerazRTD3, 3:00Jun 7, 2025Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
27Draw23–3–1Humberto Galindo10Nov 2, 2024Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
26Loss23–3Andres Cortes10Jun 21, 2024Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.Vacant WBO-NABO super featherweight title only at stake for Nova as Cortes misses weight
25Loss23–2O'Shaquie Foster12Feb 16, 2024The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.For WBC super featherweight title
24Win23–1Jonatan RomeroKO3, 2:47Jul 28, 2023Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
23Win22–1Adam LopezUD10Jan 14, 2023Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
22Loss21–1Robeisy RamírezKO5, 2:20Jun 18, 2022Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
21Win21–0William EncarnaciónTKO8, 1:22Jan 15, 2022Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
20Win20–0Richard PumicpicUD8Aug 14, 2021Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
19Win19–0Avery SparrowUD10Jun 25, 2020MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
18Win18–0Pedro NavarreteTKO4, 0:35Jan 18, 2020Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
17Win17–0Sandro HernandezKO4, 2:21Oct 19, 2019Dôme, Charleroi, Belgium
16Win16–0Luis CastilloKO1, 2:42Aug 23, 2019Encore Boston Harbor, Everett, Massachusetts, U.S.Retained WBA-NABA super featherweight title
15Win15–0Mario Ezequiel Sayal LozanoTKO2, 2:26May 10, 2019MGM Springfield, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
14Win14–0Brian PelaezUD8Dec 15, 2018RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
13Win13–0Sulaiman SegawaUD10Nov 18, 2018Royale Nightclub, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Won vacant WBA-NABA super featherweight title
12Win12–0Hassan NourdineKO7, 1:20May 19, 2018RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
11Win11–0Fatiou Fassinou6Apr 28, 2018Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Massachusetts, U.S.
10Win10–0Tyrome JonesTKO2, 2:20Feb 24, 2018Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
9Win9–0Milan SavicTKO2, 1:52Dec 16, 2017RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
8Win8–0Dato NanavaTKO2, 2:55Oct 21, 2017Andenne Arena, Andenne, Belgium
7Win7–0Andres ZapataTKO1, 2:31Jun 24, 2017Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
6Win6–0Martin Nicolas MatamalaTKO5, 0:01May 13, 2017Centro de Convenciones, Punta del Este, Uruguay
5Win5–0Sergio Lucas1, 2:05Mar 4, 2017Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
4Win4–0Joshua SantosTKO2, 2:02Dec 10, 2016Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3Win3–0Willy MorilloTKO4, 1:34Sep 23, 2016Salon de Eventos P.C. Sambil, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2Win2–0Wilfredo Garriga6Aug 21, 2016Ford Amphitheater, New York City, New York, U.S.
1Win1–0Weusi Johnson1, 2:56Apr 29, 2016Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.