BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Miguel Acosta http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/11307/Miguel-Acosta Sun, 27 May 2012 10:19:44 +0300 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/img/photos/160/11307t.jpg http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/11307/Miguel-Acosta BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Miguel Acosta http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/8460/2011-02-27/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 Boxing Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:19:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/8465/2011-02-27/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) Boxing Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:04:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/8459/2011-02-26/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 Boxing Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:35:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7118/2010-05-30/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 Boxing Sun, 30 May 2010 08:19:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7047/2010-05-13/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 Boxing Thu, 13 May 2010 04:28:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6693/2010-03-11/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 Boxing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6617/2010-02-21/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 Boxing Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:40:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5597/2009-07-26/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 Boxing Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:12:00 +0300