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BOXNEWS Boxer Miguel Acosta

Miguel Acosta

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Record 29 (23 ko's) + 5 + 2 = 36
Nick Aguacerito
Weight division Lightweight (135 lbs)
Positions in ratings 7 - WBA Lightweight (January 2012)
Nationality Venezuela   Venezuela
Lives & trains Venezuela   Venezuela, Caracas
Born Venezuela   Venezuela, Miranda
Profdebut2 Nov 1999
Birthday20 Apr 1978
Height (cm) 174
Stance Orthodox
Boxrec ID 036195

Records list

# Date Opponent Record Location Result
522.10.2011 Cuba Richard Abril[16-2-1, 8]Panama  Panama, PanamaL UD 12 (12)more...
426.02.2011 USA Brandon Rios[26-0-1, 19]USA  USA, Las VegasL TKO 10 (12)more...
325.11.2010 Panama Armando Cordoba[24-41-3, 18]Nicaragua  Nicaragua, ManaguaW KO 1 (8)more...
229.05.2010 Namibia Paulus Moses[25-0-0, 17]Namibia  Namibia, WindhoekW KO 6 (12)more...
125.07.2009 Mexico Urbano Antillon[26-0-0, 19]Mexico  Mexico, Nuevo VallartaW KO 9 (12)more...







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Brandon Rios: Acosta, He Hurt Me Bad To The Body 27 Feb 2011 15:04

Brandon Rios: Acosta, He Hurt Me Bad To The Body

The Palms Resort and Casino, Las Vegas - Saturdays grueling lightweight bout left both of the involved boxers with some visible scars of war. Brandon Rios (27-0, 20 KOs)captured the WBA lightweight title with a tenth round knockout of Miguel Acosta (28-4) read more ...
Rios dethrones Acosta 27 Feb 2011 09:19

Rios dethrones Acosta

Unbeaten 1 ranked Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 19 KOs) won the WBA lightweight title with a scintillating tenth round KO over reigning world titleholder Miguel Acosta (28-4-2, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Facing his toughest opponent to date, Rios applied heavy pressure but Acosta was able to respond. The lightning quick Acosta rocked Rios with a big right hand at the end of round three read more ...
Photos/Weights: Miguel Acosta 134.5, Brandon Rios 134.5 26 Feb 2011 14:35

Photos/Weights: Miguel Acosta 134.5, Brandon Rios 134.5

Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada - The weights are in for tomorrows Showtime televised lightweight title clash. The first boxer to step on the scale was the challenger, Brandon Rios (26-0, 19KOS), and he weighed in at 134.5-pounds. WBA champion Miguel Acosta (28-3, 22KOs) stepped second. He was shredded and looked very strong. Acostas weight was identical to Rios, at 134.5-pounds. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank read more ...
Acosta stops Moses in 6 30 May 2010 09:19

Acosta stops Moses in 6

WBA interim lightweight champion Miguel Acosta of Venezuela (27-3-2, 21 KOs) upset previously unbeaten WBA lightweight champion Paulus â?œThe Hitmanâ? Moses (25-1, 17 KOs) by way of sixth round knockout. The bout took place Saturday in Moses’ native land at the Kalahari Sands Hotel in Windhoek, Namibia read more ...
Moses-Acosta in Namibia 13 May 2010 05:28

Moses-Acosta in Namibia

Undefeated World Boxing Association lightweight champion Paulus Moses (25-0, 17 KOs) will defend his title in the capital city of his native Namibia on May 29 in a showdown against WBA interim lightweight champion Miguel Acosta (26-3-2, 20 KOs). Don King Productions won the right to promote the match in a WBA purse bid of $150,000 and will present the event in association with Namibia-based Nestor Sunshine Promotions read more ...
Acosta-Moses in May 11 Mar 2010 12:52

Acosta-Moses in May

Looks like a showdown between WBA lightweight champion Paulus Moses of Namibia (25-0, 17 KOs) and WBA interim lightweight champion Miguel Acosta of Venezuela (26-3-2, 20 KOs) will be happening in May. No specific date has been singled out yet, but Caracas, Venezuela is the likely site for the read more ...
Segura retains WBA belt 21 Feb 2010 12:40

Segura retains WBA belt

WBA mini flyweight champion Giovani Segura (23-1-1, 19 KOs) scored a third round TKO over Walter Tello (14-4, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Discoteca El Alebrije in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. Both fighters went right at each other in round one with both landing good shots read more ...
Acosta KOs Antillon 26 Jul 2009 08:12

Acosta KOs Antillon

In a clash for the WBA interim lightweight championship, WBA #8 Miguel Acosta (25-9-2, 19 KOs) scored an explosive ninth round KO upset over previously unbeaten WBC #1 Urbano Antillon (26-0, 19 KOs) on Saturday night in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico. Brisk two-way action early with Antillon applying heavy pressure, but Acosta’s movement frustrated Antillion as the bout progressed read more ...