Miguel Acosta vs Brandon Ríos
On February 26, 2011, Miguel Acosta (28-3-2, 22 KOs), the lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against American challenger, Brandon Ríos (26-0-1, 19 KOs).
Acosta vs Ríos Stats
Miguel Acosta is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Armando Cordoba, 3 months and 1 day ago. Brandon Ríos is on a 8-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Omri Lowther, 3 months and 13 days ago.
Acosta vs Ríos Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 90.6-9.4 in favor of Brandon Ríos. It is going to be very difficult for Miguel Acosta to win this fight.
Acosta vs Ríos Result
Brandon Ríos stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA lightweight champion. Ríos improves his record to 27-0-1 (20 KOs), while Acosta adds a loss to his record at 28-4-2.