Miguel Acosta

Miguel Acosta (born April 20, 1978 in Miranda, Venezuela) is a professional boxer from Venezuela. He resides in the capital of Caracas. His nickname is "Aguacerito". He is the former WBA world lightweight champion after knocking out Paulus Moses on May 29, 2010. However Acosta lost the title in his first official defense against Brandon Rios on February 26, 2011.

Professional Record

29 Wins (23 knockouts, 6 decisions), 4 Losses, 2 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	29-4-2	Luis Cardozo	TKO	3 (10), ?:??	2011-09-30	Barranquilla, Colombia
Loss	28-4-2	Brandon Ríos	TKO	10 (12), 1:14	2011-02-26	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	For WBA world lightweight title. Acosta was knocked down once in th sixth, eighth, and tenth.
Win	28-3-2	Armando Córdoba	KO	1 (8), 2:00	2010-11-25	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	27-3-2	Paulus Moses	KO	6 (12), 2:17	2010-05-29	Windhoek, Namibia	Won WBA world lightweight title.
Win	26-3-2	Urbano Antillón	KO	9 (12), 1:47	2009-07-25	Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico	Won interim WBA world lightweight title.
Win	25-3-2	Dunis Linan	UD	10 (10)	2009-03-07	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	24-3-2	Onalvi Sierra	TKO	4 (10), 2:16	2008-12-27	Barranquilla, Colombia
Win	23-3-2	Raimundo De Almeida	KO	3 (10), ?:??	2008-08-30	Isla Margarita, Venezuela
Win	22-3-2	Ever Garcia Hernandez	TKO	2 (8), ?:??	2008-04-19	Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
Win	21-3-2	Anges Adjaho	SD	12 (12)	2007-10-13	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	WBA super featherweight title eliminator. Acosta was knocked down in the ninth and twelfth rounds.
Win	20-3-2	Edinson Jimenez	UD	4 (4)	2007-06-29	Barranquilla, Colombia
Win	19-3-2	Gerardo Bermeo	KO	1 (12), ?:??	2006-11-27	Caracas, Venezuela	Defends WBA Fedecentro lightweight title.
Win	18-3-2	José Alfaro	UD	10 (10)	2006-10-06	Managua, Nicaragua	Won vacant WBA Fedecentro lightweight title.
Win	17-3-2	Devinson Guerra	TKO	3 (10), 1:13	2005-12-17	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	16-3-2	Jesus Perez	TKO	2 (10), 2:15	2005-11-26	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	15-3-2	Pablo Osuna	KO	5 (10), ?:??	2005-10-15	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	14-3-2	Pedro Verdu	TKO	5 (10), 0:25	2004-05-02	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	13-3-2	Johnny Antequera	UD	10 (10)	2004-11-20	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	12-3-2	Jose Zerpa	KO	5 (10), ?:??	2004-08-28	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	11-3-2	Victor Julio Salgado	KO	2 (10), ?:??	2004-07-03	Petare, Venezuela
Win	10-3-2	Jose Hernandez	KO	1 (10), 1:15	2004-04-12	Caracas, Venezuela
Loss	9-3-2	William Morelo	PTS	10 (10)	2003-10-18	Bogotá, Colombia
Loss	9-2-2	Angel Granados	KO	3 (10), ?:??	2003-05-28	Caracas, Venezuela
Loss	9-1-2	Gilberto Gonzalez	KO	2 (10), ?:??	2002-10-26	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	9-0-2	Alejandro Sarabia	KO	5 (12), ?:??	2002-07-06	San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela	Won vacant WBA Fedecentro lightweight title. Sarabia was knocked down twice in the fifth round.
Win	8-0-2	Santos Rebolledo	MD	12 (12)	2002-03-18	San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela	Won vacant Venezuelan lightweight title.
Win	7-0-2	Jose Zerpa	KO	6 (10), ?:??	2001-09-17	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	6-0-2	Carlos Campos	TKO	7 (8), ?:??	2001-07-28	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Win	5-0-2	Carlos Cabello	KO	2 (8), ?:??	2001-07-02	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	4-0-2	Hector Gaurena	KO	2 (8), ?:??	2001-05-05	El Paraiso, Venezuela
Win	3-0-2	Rafael Requez	KO	1 (6), ?:??	2001-03-19	El Paraiso, Venezuela
Win	2-0-2	Eduardo Hernandez	TKO	2 (6), ?:??	2000-10-31	Turmero, Venezuela
Win	1-0-2	Reinaldo Blanco	KO	1 (6), ?:??	2000-10-21	Turmero, Venezuela	Rematch.
Draw	0-0-2	Alejandro Heredia	PTS	4 (4)	2000-05-25	Maturín, Venezuela
Draw	0-0-1	Reinaldo Blanco	PTS	4 (4)	1999-11-02	Sebucan, Venezuela	Professional debut.

External links

• Professional Record From Boxrec

New title	WBA Lightweight Interim Champion July 25, 2009 – May 29, 2010 Unified	Succeeded by Robert Guerrero
Preceded by Paulus Moses	WBA Lightweight Champion Regular Title May 29, 2010 – February 26, 2011	Succeeded by Brandon Ríos

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Name	Acosta, Miguel
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Date of birth	April 20, 1978
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