On October 13, 2018, the 28-year-old WBO light-flyweight world champion, Ángel Acosta (18-1, 18 KOs), faced Abraham Rodríguez, in a title defense fight.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Ángel Acosta made very easy work of Abraham Rodríguez, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Acosta improves his record to 19-1 (19 KOs)
On March 30, 2019, the 28-year-old WBO light-flyweight world champion, Ángel Acosta (19-1, 19 KOs), faced Ganigan López, in a title defense fight.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days.
Ángel Acosta stopped Ganigan López via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO light-flyweight title. Acosta improves his record to 20-1 (20 KOs)
On December 2, 2017, 27-year-old Ángel Acosta (16-1, 16 KOs) and Juan Alejo fought for the vacant WBO light-flyweight title.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 12 days.
Ángel Acosta stopped Juan Alejo via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Acosta improves his record to 17-1 (17 KOs)
On June 16, 2018, the 27-year-old WBO light-flyweight world champion, Ángel Acosta (17-1, 17 KOs), faced Carlos Buitrago, in a title defense fight.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days.
Ángel Acosta stopped Carlos Buitrago via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO light-flyweight title. Acosta improves his record to 18-1 (18 KOs)
On October 24, 2019, a 29-year-old Ángel Acosta (20-2, 20 KOs) and Raymond Tabugon met in the ring in a flyweight bout.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days.
Ángel Acosta stopped Raymond Tabugon via KO in the 5th round. Acosta improves his record to 21-2 (21 KOs)
On May 20, 2017, a 26-year-old Ángel Acosta (16-0, 16 KOs) got a shot at the light-flyweight WBO title held by 21-year-old Japanese boxer Kosei Tanaka (8-0, 5 KOs).
Acosta came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 9 days. Tanaka was on a 8-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 20 days.
Kosei Tanaka defeated Ángel Acosta via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO light-flyweight title. Tanaka improves his record to 9-0, while Acosta adds a loss to his record at 16-1.
On April 23, 2016, a 25-year-old Ángel Acosta (12-0, 12 KOs) and Erickson Martell met in the ring in a light-flyweight bout.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days.
Ángel Acosta stopped Erickson Martell via KO in the 2nd round. Acosta improves his record to 13-0 (13 KOs)
On November 12, 2016, a 26-year-old Ángel Acosta (14-0, 14 KOs) and Luis Ceja met in the ring in a light-flyweight bout.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Ángel Acosta stopped Luis Ceja via KO in the 2nd round. Acosta improves his record to 15-0 (15 KOs)
On February 11, 2017, a 26-year-old Ángel Acosta (15-0, 15 KOs) and Japhet Uutoni met in the ring.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days.
Ángel Acosta stopped Japhet Uutoni via TKO in the 10th round. Acosta improves his record to 16-0 (16 KOs)
On August 24, 2013, a 22-year-old Ángel Acosta (3-0, 3 KOs) and José Fernández met in the ring.
Acosta came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Ángel Acosta stopped José Fernández via TKO in the 1st round. Acosta improves his record to 4-0 (4 KOs)