Ángel Acosta
Career, Record, Stats
Ángel Acosta (Tito) is a 34-year-old Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a former light-flyweight world champion. 12 years, 1 month, and 5 days into his career, Acosta's record stands at 24-5, which includes 22 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Ángel Acosta's Boxing Career
Ángel Acosta was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 8, 1990. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on November 17, 2012 against Alexis Díaz. Acosta defeated Díaz via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Acosta got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 16 professional fights. On May 20, 2017 Acosta challenged Kosei Tanaka's WBO light-flyweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
In his next fight, he got another shot at the light-flyweight WBO title — this time against Juan Alejo. He defeated Alejo via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Acosta's latest fight was a 10th-round KO loss to Ricardo Rafael Sandoval at age 33, on July 6, 2024.
Some of Ángel Acosta's best fights so far have been against Janiel Rivera. For a complete list of Acosta's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ángel Acosta".
Acosta has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ángel Acosta Losses".
Ángel Acosta's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Jul 06, 2024 | 33 |  Ricardo Rafael Sandoval | loss | KO 10 |
28 | Aug 26, 2023 | 32 | Carlos Buitrago | win | UD 12 |
27 | Apr 06, 2023 | 32 | 
Angelino Cordova 27 17-0-1 | loss | UD 10 |
26 | May 12, 2022 | 31 | 
Janiel Rivera 30 18-8-3 | win | KO 1 |
25 | Sep 10, 2021 | 30 | 
Junto Nakatani 23 21-0 | loss | TKO 4 |
24 | Mar 18, 2021 | 30 | Gilberto Mendoza | win | UD 8 |
23 | Oct 24, 2019 | 29 | Raymond Tabugon | win | KO 5 |
22 | Jun 21, 2019 | 28 | 
Elwin Soto 22 14-1 | loss | KO 12 |
21 | Mar 30, 2019 | 28 | Ganigan López | win | KO 8 |
20 | Oct 13, 2018 | 28 | Abraham Rodríguez | win | KO 2 |
19 | Jun 16, 2018 | 27 | Carlos Buitrago | win | TKO 12 |
18 | Dec 02, 2017 | 27 | Juan Alejo | win | TKO 10 |
17 | May 20, 2017 | 26 | 
Kosei Tanaka 21 8-0 | loss | UD 12 |
16 | Feb 11, 2017 | 26 | Japhet Uutoni | win | TKO 10 |
15 | Nov 12, 2016 | 26 | Luis Ceja | win | KO 2 |
14 | Aug 06, 2016 | 25 | Juan Guzmán | win | KO 1 |
13 | Apr 23, 2016 | 25 | Erickson Martell | win | KO 2 |
12 | Dec 05, 2015 | 25 | Felipe Rivas | win | KO 3 |
11 | Aug 08, 2015 | 24 | Luis Almendarez | win | KO 1 |
10 | Mar 14, 2015 | 24 | Armando Vázquez | win | KO 7 |
9 | Nov 15, 2014 | 24 | Victor Ruiz | win | RTD 6 |
8 | Sep 17, 2014 | 23 | Eduardo Juan | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Jun 14, 2014 | 23 | Eduardo Valenzuela | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Feb 01, 2014 | 23 | Alexis Díaz | win | KO 1 |
5 | Oct 26, 2013 | 23 | Pedro Ortiz | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Aug 24, 2013 | 22 | José Fernández | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Jun 22, 2013 | 22 | Domingo Berroa | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Feb 23, 2013 | 22 | Christian López | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Nov 17, 2012 | 22 | Alexis Díaz | win | TKO 3 |