Nikolai Potapov is a Russian boxer from Podolsk, Russia.
Potapov previously fought to a draw for the vacant North American Boxing Association bantamweight title.
On March 10, 2017 Potapov challenged for the North American Boxing Organization bantamweight title against Antonio Nieves on ShoBox. This was his second appearance on the series. He wont he fight by split decision.
Potapov has been ranked as a top-10 bantamweight by the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization.