Miguel Acosta
Encyclopedia
Miguel Acosta is a professional boxer from Venezuela. He resides in the capital of Caracas. His nickname is "Aguacerito". He is the former WBA
world lightweight champion after knocking out Paulus Moses
on May 29, 2010. However Acosta lost the title in his first official defense against Brandon Rios
on February 26, 2011.
|align="center" colspan=8|29 Wins (23 knockouts, 6 decisions), 4 Losses, 2 Draws
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|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|Win
|29-4-2
|align=left|
Luis Cardozo
| TKO || 3 , ?:??
|2011-09-30 || align=left| Barranquilla, Colombia
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|28-4-2
|align=left|
Brandon Ríos
| TKO || 10 , 1:14
|2011-02-26 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|28-3-2
|align=left|
Armando Córdoba
| KO || 1 , 2:00
|2010-11-25 || align=left|
Managua, Nicaragua
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|27-3-2
|align=left|
Paulus Moses
| KO || 6 , 2:17
|2010-05-29 || align=left| Windhoek, Namibia
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|26-3-2
|align=left|
Urbano Antillón
| KO || 9 , 1:47
|2009-07-25 || align=left| Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|25-3-2
|align=left| Dunis Linan
| UD || 10
|2009-03-07 || align=left|
Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|24-3-2
|align=left| Onalvi Sierra
| TKO || 4 , 2:16
|2008-12-27 || align=left| Barranquilla, Colombia
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|23-3-2
|align=left|
Raimundo De Almeida
| KO || 3 , ?:??
|2008-08-30 || align=left| Isla Margarita, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|22-3-2
|align=left| Ever Garcia Hernandez
| TKO || 2 , ?:??
|2008-04-19 || align=left|
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|21-3-2
|align=left|
Anges Adjaho
| SD || 12
|2007-10-13 || align=left| Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|20-3-2
|align=left| Edinson Jimenez
| UD || 4
|2007-06-29 || align=left| Barranquilla, Colombia
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|19-3-2
|align=left|
Gerardo Bermeo
| KO || 1 , ?:??
|2006-11-27 || align=left| Caracas, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|18-3-2
|align=left| José Alfaro
| UD || 10
|2006-10-06 || align=left| Managua, Nicaragua
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|17-3-2
|align=left| Devinson Guerra
| TKO || 3 , 1:13
|2005-12-17 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|16-3-2
|align=left| Jesus Perez
| TKO || 2 , 2:15
|2005-11-26 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|15-3-2
|align=left| Pablo Osuna
| KO || 5 , ?:??
|2005-10-15 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|14-3-2
|align=left| Pedro Verdu
| TKO || 5 , 0:25
|2004-05-02 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|13-3-2
|align=left| Johnny Antequera
| UD || 10
|2004-11-20 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|12-3-2
|align=left| Jose Zerpa
| KO || 5 , ?:??
|2004-08-28 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|11-3-2
|align=left| Victor Julio Salgado
| KO || 2 , ?:??
|2004-07-03 || align=left| Petare, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|10-3-2
|align=left| Jose Hernandez
| KO || 1 , 1:15
|2004-04-12 || align=left| Caracas, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|9-3-2
|align=left| William Morelo
| PTS || 10
|2003-10-18 || align=left| Bogotá, Colombia
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|9-2-2
|align=left| Angel Granados
| KO || 3 , ?:??
|2003-05-28 || align=left| Caracas, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|9-1-2
|align=left| Gilberto Gonzalez
| KO || 2 , ?:??
|2002-10-26 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|9-0-2
|align=left| Alejandro Sarabia
| KO || 5 , ?:??
|2002-07-06 || align=left| San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|8-0-2
|align=left| Santos Rebolledo
| MD || 12
|2002-03-18 || align=left| San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|7-0-2
|align=left| Jose Zerpa
| KO || 6 , ?:??
|2001-09-17 || align=left| Caracas, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|6-0-2
|align=left| Carlos Campos
| TKO || 7 , ?:??
|2001-07-28 || align=left| Maracaibo, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|5-0-2
|align=left| Carlos Cabello
| KO || 2 , ?:??
|2001-07-02 || align=left| Caracas, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|4-0-2
|align=left| Hector Gaurena
| KO || 2 , ?:??
|2001-05-05 || align=left| El Paraiso, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|3-0-2
|align=left| Rafael Requez
| KO || 1 , ?:??
|2001-03-19 || align=left| El Paraiso, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|2-0-2
|align=left| Eduardo Hernandez
| TKO || 2 , ?:??
|2000-10-31 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|1-0-2
|align=left| Reinaldo Blanco
| KO || 1 , ?:??
|2000-10-21 || align=left| Turmero, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw
|0-0-2
|align=left| Alejandro Heredia
| PTS || 4
|2000-05-25 || align=left| Maturín, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw
|0-0-1
|align=left| Reinaldo Blanco
| PTS || 4
|1999-11-02 || align=left| Sebucan, Venezuela
|align=left|
|-align=center
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
world lightweight champion after knocking out Paulus Moses
Paulus Moses
Paulus “The Hitman” Moses is a Namibian professional lightweight boxer. He was the World Boxing Association lightweight world champion...
on May 29, 2010. However Acosta lost the title in his first official defense against Brandon Rios
Brandon Rios
Brandon Lee Ríos is an undefeated Mexican-American/Native American boxer and the current WBA lightweight champion. Brandon is trained by former IBF super featherweight champion Roberto García.-Amateur career:...
on February 26, 2011.
Professional Record
|-|align="center" colspan=8|29 Wins (23 knockouts, 6 decisions), 4 Losses, 2 Draws
|-
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|Win
|29-4-2
|align=left|
Luis Cardozo| TKO || 3 , ?:??
|2011-09-30 || align=left|
Barranquilla, ColombiaBarranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
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|-align=center
|Loss
|28-4-2
|align=left|
Brandon RíosBrandon Rios
Brandon Lee Ríos is an undefeated Mexican-American/Native American boxer and the current WBA lightweight champion. Brandon is trained by former IBF super featherweight champion Roberto García.-Amateur career:...
| TKO || 10 , 1:14
|2011-02-26 || align=left|
Las Vegas, Nevada, USALas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win
|28-3-2
|align=left|
Armando Córdoba| KO || 1 , 2:00
|2010-11-25 || align=left|
Managua, NicaraguaManagua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|27-3-2
|align=left|
Paulus MosesPaulus Moses
Paulus “The Hitman” Moses is a Namibian professional lightweight boxer. He was the World Boxing Association lightweight world champion...
| KO || 6 , 2:17
|2010-05-29 || align=left|
Windhoek, NamibiaWindhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|26-3-2
|align=left|
Urbano AntillónUrbano Antillon
Urbano Antillón is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. Antillón is the former WBO NABO and NABF Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
| KO || 9 , 1:47
|2009-07-25 || align=left|
Nuevo Vallarta, MexicoNuevo Vallarta
Nuevo Vallarta is a planned residential-resort community located in Mexico in the state of Nayarit. It is about fifteen minutes north of Puerto Vallarta's Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport by automobile. Nuevo Vallarta receives many tourists from both the United States and Canada...
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|Win
|25-3-2
|align=left|
Dunis Linan| UD || 10
|2009-03-07 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|24-3-2
|align=left|
Onalvi Sierra| TKO || 4 , 2:16
|2008-12-27 || align=left|
Barranquilla, ColombiaBarranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|23-3-2
|align=left|
Raimundo De Almeida| KO || 3 , ?:??
|2008-08-30 || align=left|
Isla Margarita, VenezuelaIsla Margarita
Margarita Island is the largest island of the state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela, situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of the country. The state also contains two other smaller islands: Coche and Cubagua. The capital city of Nueva Esparta is La Asunción, located in a river...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|22-3-2
|align=left|
Ever Garcia Hernandez| TKO || 2 , ?:??
|2008-04-19 || align=left|
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|21-3-2
|align=left|
Anges Adjaho| SD || 12
|2007-10-13 || align=left|
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USAHoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|20-3-2
|align=left|
Edinson Jimenez| UD || 4
|2007-06-29 || align=left|
Barranquilla, ColombiaBarranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|19-3-2
|align=left|
Gerardo Bermeo| KO || 1 , ?:??
|2006-11-27 || align=left|
Caracas, VenezuelaCaracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|18-3-2
|align=left|
José AlfaroJosé Alfaro
José Alfaro is a Nicaraguan boxer with a record of 20-3-0-1 who captured the vacant WBA lightweight title against Thai Prawet Singwancha in a split decision on December 29, 2007 in Bielefeld, Germany. He later lost that title on May 19, 2008 to Yusuke Kobori who knocked him out in only 3 rounds...
| UD || 10
|2006-10-06 || align=left|
Managua, NicaraguaManagua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|17-3-2
|align=left|
Devinson Guerra| TKO || 3 , 1:13
|2005-12-17 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|16-3-2
|align=left|
Jesus Perez| TKO || 2 , 2:15
|2005-11-26 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|15-3-2
|align=left|
Pablo Osuna| KO || 5 , ?:??
|2005-10-15 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|14-3-2
|align=left|
Pedro Verdu| TKO || 5 , 0:25
|2004-05-02 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|13-3-2
|align=left|
Johnny Antequera| UD || 10
|2004-11-20 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|12-3-2
|align=left|
Jose Zerpa| KO || 5 , ?:??
|2004-08-28 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|11-3-2
|align=left|
Victor Julio Salgado| KO || 2 , ?:??
|2004-07-03 || align=left|
Petare, VenezuelaPetare
Petare is a city in Miranda, Venezuela, and is part of the urban area of Caracas. It is the located in the Sucre Municipality, one of the five divisions of Caracas. The city was founded in 1621 under the name of San Jose de Guanarito...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|10-3-2
|align=left|
Jose Hernandez| KO || 1 , 1:15
|2004-04-12 || align=left|
Caracas, VenezuelaCaracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|9-3-2
|align=left|
William Morelo| PTS || 10
|2003-10-18 || align=left|
Bogotá, ColombiaBogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|9-2-2
|align=left|
Angel Granados| KO || 3 , ?:??
|2003-05-28 || align=left|
Caracas, VenezuelaCaracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|9-1-2
|align=left|
Gilberto Gonzalez| KO || 2 , ?:??
|2002-10-26 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|9-0-2
|align=left|
Alejandro Sarabia| KO || 5 , ?:??
|2002-07-06 || align=left|
San Juan de Los Morros, VenezuelaSan Juan de los Morros
San Juan de los Morros is the capital of the Guarico state and capital of the Juan Germán Roscio municipality, and is a town located in central Venezuela.- Overview :...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|8-0-2
|align=left|
Santos Rebolledo| MD || 12
|2002-03-18 || align=left|
San Juan de Los Morros, VenezuelaSan Juan de los Morros
San Juan de los Morros is the capital of the Guarico state and capital of the Juan Germán Roscio municipality, and is a town located in central Venezuela.- Overview :...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|7-0-2
|align=left|
Jose Zerpa| KO || 6 , ?:??
|2001-09-17 || align=left|
Caracas, VenezuelaCaracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|6-0-2
|align=left|
Carlos Campos| TKO || 7 , ?:??
|2001-07-28 || align=left|
Maracaibo, VenezuelaMaracaibo
Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|5-0-2
|align=left|
Carlos Cabello| KO || 2 , ?:??
|2001-07-02 || align=left|
Caracas, VenezuelaCaracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|4-0-2
|align=left|
Hector Gaurena| KO || 2 , ?:??
|2001-05-05 || align=left|
El Paraiso, Venezuela|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|3-0-2
|align=left|
Rafael Requez| KO || 1 , ?:??
|2001-03-19 || align=left|
El Paraiso, Venezuela|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|2-0-2
|align=left|
Eduardo Hernandez| TKO || 2 , ?:??
|2000-10-31 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|1-0-2
|align=left|
Reinaldo Blanco| KO || 1 , ?:??
|2000-10-21 || align=left|
Turmero, VenezuelaTurmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....
|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw
|0-0-2
|align=left|
Alejandro Heredia| PTS || 4
|2000-05-25 || align=left|
Maturín, VenezuelaMaturín
Maturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants...
|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw
|0-0-1
|align=left|
Reinaldo Blanco| PTS || 4
|1999-11-02 || align=left|
Sebucan, Venezuela|align=left|
|-align=center