Miguel Acosta

Miguel Acosta (born April 20, 1978) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He resides in the capital of Caracas. His nickname is "Aguacerito". He is the former World Boxing Association lightweight champion.

Miguel Acosta
Statistics
Real nameMiguel Acosta
Nickname(s)Aguacerito
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
Nationality Venezuelan
Born (1978-04-20) April 20, 1978
Miranda, Venezuela
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins29
Wins by KO23
Losses9
Draws2

Professional career

Acosta turned professional in 1999 and compiled a record of 26-3-2 before knocking out Paulus Moses on May 29, 2010 to become the new WBA lightweight champion.[1] However Acosta lost the title in his first official defense against Brandon Ríos on February 26, 2011.[2]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
40 fights 29 wins 9 losses
By knockout 23 4
By decision 6 5
Draws 2
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 29-9-2 Antonio Orozco KO 1 (10) 2016-03-25 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio
Loss 29-8-2 Michael Perez UD 10 (10) 2015-01-20 2300 Arena, Philadelphia
Loss 29-7-2 Miguel Angel Gonzalez UD 10 (10) 2013-05-02 Omega Products International, Corona
Loss 29-6-2 Art Hovhannisyan SD 10 (10) 2012-07-20 Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez
Loss 29-5-2 Richar Abril UD 12 (12) 2011-10-22 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City For interim WBA Lightweight Title
Win 29-4-2 Luis Cardozo TKO 3 (10) 2011-09-30 Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla
Loss 28-4-2 Brandon Ríos TKO 10 (12) 2011-02-26 Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas Lost Regular WBA Lightweight Title
Win 28-3-2 Armando Cordoba KO 1 (8) 2010-11-25 Casino Pharaohs, Managua
Win 27-3-2 Paulus Moses KO 6 (12) 2010-05-29 Kalahari Sands Hotel, Windhoek Won Regular WBA Lightweight Title
Win 26-3-2 Urbano Antillón TKO 9 (12) 2009-07-25 Palenque del Recinto Ferial, Nuevo Vallarta Won interim WBA Lightweight Title
Win 25-3-2 Dunis Linan UD 10 (10) 2009-03-07 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero
Win 24-3-2 Onalvi Sierra TKO 4 (10) 2008-12-27 Barrio La Manga, Barranquilla
Win 23-3-2 Raimundo De Almeida KO 3 (10) 2008-08-30 Gimnasio de la Asunción, Isla Margarita
Win 22-3-2 Ever Garcia Hernandez TKO 2 (8) 2008-04-19 Port-of-Spain
Win 21-3-2 Anges Adjaho SD 12 (12) 2007-10-13 Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates
Win 20-3-2 Edinson Jimenez UD 4 (4) 2007-06-29 Centro Recreativo Las Vegas, Barranquilla
Win 19-3-2 Gerardo Bermeo KO 1 (12) 2006-11-27 Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas Retained WBA Fedecentro Lightweight Title
Win 18-3-2 José Alfaro UD 10 (10) 2006-10-06 Casino Pharaohs, Managua Won vacant WBA Fedecentro Lightweight Title
Win 17-3-2 Devinson Guerra TKO 3 (10) 2005-12-17 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero
Win 16-3-2 Jesus Perez TKO 2 (10) 2005-11-26 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero
Win 15-3-2 Pablo Osuna KO 5 (10) 2005-10-15 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero
Win 14-3-2 Pedro Verdu TKO 5 (10) 2005-05-02 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero
Win 13-3-2 Johnny Antequera UD 10 (10) 2004-11-20 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero
Win 12-3-2 Jose Zerpa KO 5 (10) 2004-08-28 Turmero
Win 11-3-2 Victor Julio Salgado KO 2 (10) 2004-07-03 Coliseo de la Urbina, Petare
Win 10-3-2 Jose Hernandez KO 1 (10) 2004-04-12 Plaza Bicentenaria de Miraflores, Caracas
Loss 9-3-2 William Morelo PTS 10 (10) 2003-10-18 Bogota
Loss 9-2-2 Angel Granados KO 3 (10) 2003-05-28 Gimnasio Naciones Unidas, Caracas
Loss 9-1-2 Gilberto Gonzalez KO 2 (10) 2002-10-26 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero
Win 9-0-2 Alejandro Sarabia KO 5 (12) 2002-07-06 Hilton Gran Salon, Caracas Won vacant WBA Fedecentro Lightweight Title
Win 8-0-2 Santos Rebolledo MD 12 (12) 2002-03-18 Roger Ramos Gym, San Juan de Los Morros Won vacant Venezuelan Lightweight Title
Win 7-0-2 Jose Zerpa KO 6 (10) 2001-09-17 Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas
Win 6-0-2 Carlos Campos TKO 7 (8) 2001-07-28 Maracaibo
Win 5-0-2 Carlos Cabello KO 2 (8) 2001-07-02 Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas
Win 4-0-2 Hector Gaurena KO 2 (8) 2001-05-05 El Paraiso
Win 3-0-2 Rafael Requez KO 1 (6) 2001-03-19 El Paraiso
Win 2-0-2 Eduardo Hernandez TKO 2 (6) 2000-10-31 Turmero
Win 1-0-2 Reinaldo Blanco KO 1 (6) 2000-10-21 Turmero
Draw 0-0-2 Alejandro Heredia PTS 4 (4) 2000-05-25 Maturin
Draw 0-0-1 Reinaldo Blanco PTS 4 (4) 1999-11-02 Gimnasio José Joaquín Carrillo, Sebucan Professional debut
gollark: Ah yes, just don't use my battery, intellect.
gollark: I do not trust them to magically make batteries last way longer. I'm pretty sure it's use-dependent in some way.
gollark: Suuuuure they do.
gollark: They went into administration or something a few years back, but it's irrelevant.
gollark: Doesn't last very long.

See also
  • List of lightweight boxing champions

References
  1. "Moses loses his title in Windhoek". SuperSport. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. "Brandon Rios Rallies and Knocks Out Miguel Acosta". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
Achievements
New title WBA lightweight champion
Interim Title
July 25, 2009 - May 29, 2010
Won Regular title		 Vacant
Title next held by
Robert Guerrero
Preceded by
Paulus Moses		 WBA lightweight champion
Regular Title
May 29, 2010 - February 26, 2011		 Succeeded by
Brandon Ríos
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.