Nikolai Potapov is a Russian boxer from Podolsk, Russia.
In 2016, Potapov fought to a draw against Stephon Young 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, where he won by split decision.
He later vacated the NABO title, but fought for the vacant title again, losing to Joshua Greer Jr.