Acelino Freitas
Career, Record, Stats
Acelino Freitas (Popó) is a 49-year-old retired Brazilian professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. In a career spanning 22 years, 3 months, and 28 days, Freitas amassed a record of 41-2, which includes 34 wins via KO, 9 of which were in world-title fights.
Acelino Freitas' Boxing Career
Acelino Freitas was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on September 21, 1975. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on July 14, 1995 against Jose Adriano Soares. Freitas defeated Soares via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Freitas became a world champion at the age of 23 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Anatoly Alexandrov for the WBO super-featherweight title and stopped the champion in the 1st of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the lightweight (WBO) title also to become a two-division world champion.
Freitas' last fight was an unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Martinez at age 42, on November 11, 2017.
Some of Acelino Freitas' best fights have been against Joel Casamayor. For a complete list of Freitas' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Acelino Freitas".
Freitas has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Acelino Freitas Losses".
Acelino Freitas' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Nov 11, 2017 | 42 |  Gabriel Martinez | win | UD 8 |
42 | Aug 15, 2015 | 39 | Mateo Damian Veron | win | TKO 3 |
41 | Jun 02, 2012 | 36 | Michael Oliveira | win | TKO 9 |
40 | Apr 28, 2007 | 31 | 
Juan Díaz 23 31-0 | loss | RTD 8 |
39 | Apr 29, 2006 | 30 | Zahir Raheem | win | SD 12 |
38 | Jul 16, 2005 | 29 | Fabian Salazar | win | KO 1 |
37 | Dec 11, 2004 | 29 | David Saucedo | win | UD 10 |
36 | Aug 07, 2004 | 28 | 
Diego Corrales 26 38-2 | loss | TKO 10 |
35 | Jan 03, 2004 | 28 | Artur Grigorian | win | UD 12 |
34 | Aug 09, 2003 | 27 | Jorge Rodrigo Barrios | win | TKO 12 |
33 | Mar 15, 2003 | 27 | Juan Carlos Ramírez | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Aug 03, 2002 | 26 | Daniel Attah | win | UD 12 |
31 | Jan 12, 2002 | 26 | 
Joel Casamayor 30 26-0 | win | UD 12 |
30 | Sep 29, 2001 | 26 | Alfred Kotey | win | UD 10 |
29 | Jan 27, 2001 | 25 | Orlando Soto | win | KO 1 |
28 | Dec 16, 2000 | 25 | Daniel Alicea | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Sep 23, 2000 | 25 | Carlos Rios | win | TKO 9 |
26 | Jun 10, 2000 | 24 | Lemuel Nelson | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Mar 18, 2000 | 24 | Javier Jáuregui | win | KO 1 |
24 | Jan 15, 2000 | 24 | Barry Jones | win | TKO 8 |
23 | Dec 18, 1999 | 24 | Claudio Victor Martinet | win | KO 3 |
22 | Oct 26, 1999 | 24 | Anthony Martinez | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Aug 07, 1999 | 23 | Anatoly Alexandrov | win | KO 1 |
20 | Apr 02, 1999 | 23 | Juan Angel Macias | win | KO 8 |
19 | Dec 19, 1998 | 23 | Peter Buckley | win | RTD 3 |
18 | Oct 16, 1998 | 23 | Jose Luis Montes | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Sep 15, 1998 | 22 | Francisco Tomas Da Cruz | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Aug 14, 1998 | 22 | Juan Gutierrez | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Jun 08, 1998 | 22 | Rafael Oliveira | win | KO 3 |
14 | May 29, 1998 | 22 | Rildo José Oliveira | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Nov 19, 1997 | 22 | Gustavo Rodolfo Sayaavedra | win | KO 1 |
12 | Sep 02, 1997 | 21 | Edwin Vazquez | win | TKO 7 |
11 | Jun 27, 1997 | 21 | Hilario Guzman | win | TKO 8 |
10 | May 10, 1997 | 21 | Johnny Montantes | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Apr 22, 1997 | 21 | Arcelio Diaz | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Mar 08, 1997 | 21 | Antonio Maria Do Nascimento | win | KO 2 |
7 | Feb 01, 1997 | 21 | Hamilton Cerqueira | win | KO 4 |
6 | Aug 16, 1996 | 20 | Gutemberg Ferreira | win | KO 2 |
5 | Apr 02, 1996 | 20 | Ralph Riveros | win | KO 2 |
4 | Nov 14, 1995 | 20 | Marco De Lima | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Sep 18, 1995 | 19 | Manoel Oliveira da Cruz | win | KO 2 |
2 | Aug 14, 1995 | 19 | Valdevino Monteiro | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jul 14, 1995 | 19 | Jose Adriano Soares | win | KO 1 |