Miguel Acosta
Career, Record, Stats
Miguel Acosta (Aguacerito) is a 46-year-old retired Venezuelan professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 16 years, 4 months, and 23 days, Acosta amassed a record of 29-9-2, which includes 23 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Miguel Acosta's Boxing Career
Miguel Acosta was born in Miranda, Venezuela on April 20, 1978. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on November 2, 1999 against Reinaldo Blanco. The fight ended in a draw.
Acosta became a world champion at the age of 32 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Paulus Moses for the WBA lightweight title and stopped the champion in the 6th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Acosta's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Antonio Orozco at age 37, on March 25, 2016.
Some of Miguel Acosta's best fights have been against Urbano Antillon. For a complete list of Acosta's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Miguel Acosta".
Acosta has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Miguel Acosta Losses".
Miguel Acosta's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Mar 25, 2016 | 37 | 
Antonio Orozco 28 23-0  | loss | KO 1 |
39 | Jan 20, 2015 | 36 |  Michael Perez | loss | UD 10 |
38 | May 02, 2013 | 35 | Miguel Angel Gonzalez | loss | UD 10 |
37 | Jul 20, 2012 | 34 | Art Hovhannisyan | loss | SD 10 |
36 | Oct 22, 2011 | 33 | Richar Abril | loss | UD 12 |
35 | Sep 30, 2011 | 33 | Luis Cardozo | win | TKO 3 |
34 | Feb 26, 2011 | 32 | 
Brandon Ríos 24 26-0-1 | loss | TKO 10 |
33 | Nov 25, 2010 | 32 | Armando Cordoba | win | KO 1 |
32 | May 29, 2010 | 32 | Paulus Moses | win | KO 6 |
31 | Jul 25, 2009 | 31 | 
Urbano Antillón 26 26-0 | win | TKO 9 |
30 | Mar 07, 2009 | 30 | Dunis Linan | win | UD 10 |
29 | Dec 27, 2008 | 30 | Onalvi Sierra | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Aug 30, 2008 | 30 | Raimundo De Almeida | win | KO 3 |
27 | Apr 19, 2008 | 29 | Ever Garcia Hernandez | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Oct 13, 2007 | 29 | Anges Adjaho | win | SD 12 |
25 | Jun 29, 2007 | 29 | Edinson Jimenez | win | UD 4 |
24 | Nov 27, 2006 | 28 | Gerardo Bermeo | win | KO 1 |
23 | Oct 06, 2006 | 28 | José Alfaro | win | UD 10 |
22 | Dec 17, 2005 | 27 | Devinson Guerra | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Nov 26, 2005 | 27 | Jesus Perez | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Oct 15, 2005 | 27 | Pablo Osuna | win | KO 5 |
19 | May 02, 2005 | 27 | Pedro Verdu | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Nov 20, 2004 | 26 | Johnny Antequera | win | UD 10 |
17 | Aug 28, 2004 | 26 | Jose Zerpa | win | KO 5 |
16 | Jul 03, 2004 | 26 | Victor Julio Salgado | win | KO 2 |
15 | Apr 12, 2004 | 25 | Jose Hernandez | win | KO 1 |
14 | Oct 18, 2003 | 25 | William Morelo | loss | PTS 10 |
13 | May 28, 2003 | 25 | Angel Granados | loss | KO 3 |
12 | Oct 26, 2002 | 24 | Gilberto Gonzalez | loss | KO 2 |
11 | Jul 06, 2002 | 24 | Alejandro Sarabia | win | KO 5 |
10 | Mar 18, 2002 | 23 | Santos Rebolledo | win | MD 12 |
9 | Sep 17, 2001 | 23 | Jose Zerpa | win | KO 6 |
8 | Jul 28, 2001 | 23 | Carlos Campos | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Jul 02, 2001 | 23 | Carlos Cabello | win | KO 2 |
6 | May 05, 2001 | 23 | Hector Gaurena | win | KO 2 |
5 | Mar 19, 2001 | 22 | Rafael Requez | win | KO 1 |
4 | Oct 31, 2000 | 22 | Eduardo Hernandez | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Oct 21, 2000 | 22 | Reinaldo Blanco | win | KO 1 |
2 | May 25, 2000 | 22 | Alejandro Heredia | draw | PTS 4 |
1 | Nov 02, 1999 | 21 | Reinaldo Blanco | draw | PTS 4 |