Acelino Freitas (41-2, 34) was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on September 21, 1975. At the age of 19 years on July 14, 1995, he made his professional boxing debut against Jose Adriano Soares, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 21st career fight at 23 years old, Freitas became a super-featherweight world champion on August 7, 1999 after defeating Anatoly Alexandrov via 1st-round KO to win the WBO title.
He then went on to become world champion at the lightweight weight class as well, winning the WBO title against Artur Grigorian via 12-round unanimous decision on January 3, 2004.
Freitas' last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision win against Gabriel Martinez at age 42 on November 11, 2017. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Acelino Freitas' best fights have been against Joel Casamayor, Carlos Rios, Jose Luis Montes, Anatoly Alexandrov, Javier Jáuregui, Orlando Soto and Arcelio Diaz.
Freitas has 2 losses on his boxing record.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
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43 | Nov 11, 2017 42 years, 1 months 41-2 (34) | Gabriel Martinez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
42 | Aug 15, 2015 39 years, 10 months 40-2 (34) | Mateo Damian Veron | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Jun 2, 2012 36 years, 8 months 39-2 (33) | Michael Oliveira | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
Apr 28, 2007 31 years, 7 months 38-2 (32) | 23 years, 7 months 31-0 (15) | LT | 8 | RTD | LOSS Lost WBO | |
39 | Apr 29, 2006 30 years, 7 months 38-1 (32) | Zahir Raheem | LT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
38 | Jul 16, 2005 29 years, 9 months 37-1 (32) | Fabian Salazar | 1 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Dec 11, 2004 29 years, 2 months 36-1 (31) | David Saucedo | 10 | UD | WIN | |
Aug 7, 2004 28 years, 10 months 35-1 (31) | 26 years, 11 months 38-2 (31) | LT | 10 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBO | |
35 | Jan 3, 2004 28 years, 3 months 35-0 (31) | Artur Grigorian | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBO |
34 | Aug 9, 2003 27 years, 10 months 34-0 (31) | Jorge Rodrigo Barrios | SFT | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Unified), WBO |
33 | Mar 15, 2003 27 years, 5 months 33-0 (30) | Juan Carlos Ramírez | SFT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Unified), WBO |
32 | Aug 3, 2002 26 years, 10 months 32-0 (29) | Daniel Attah | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Super), WBO |
Jan 12, 2002 26 years, 3 months 31-0 (29) | 30 years, 6 months 26-0 (16) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO | |
30 | Sep 29, 2001 26 years 30-0 (29) | Alfred Kotey | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Jan 27, 2001 25 years, 4 months 29-0 (29) | Orlando Soto | SFT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
28 | Dec 16, 2000 25 years, 2 months 28-0 (28) | Daniel Alicea | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
Sep 23, 2000 25 years 27-0 (27) | 29 years, 5 months 49-4-2 (31) | SFT | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO | |
26 | Jun 10, 2000 24 years, 8 months 26-0 (26) | Lemuel Nelson | SFT | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
25 | Mar 18, 2000 24 years, 5 months 25-0 (25) | Javier Jáuregui | SFT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
24 | Jan 15, 2000 24 years, 3 months 24-0 (24) | Barry Jones | SFT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
23 | Dec 18, 1999 24 years, 2 months 23-0 (23) | Claudio Victor Martinet | 3 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Oct 26, 1999 24 years, 1 months 22-0 (22) | Anthony Martinez | SFT | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
21 | Aug 7, 1999 23 years, 10 months 21-0 (21) | Anatoly Alexandrov | SFT | 1 | KO | WIN Won WBO |
20 | Apr 2, 1999 23 years, 6 months 20-0 (20) | Juan Angel Macias | SFT | 8 | KO | WIN |
19 | Dec 19, 1998 23 years, 2 months 19-0 (19) | Peter Buckley | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
18 | Oct 16, 1998 23 years 18-0 (18) | Jose Luis Montes | SFT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Sep 15, 1998 22 years, 11 months 17-0 (17) | Francisco Tomas Da Cruz | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Aug 14, 1998 22 years, 10 months 16-0 (16) | Juan Gutierrez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jun 8, 1998 22 years, 8 months 15-0 (15) | Rafael Oliveira | 3 | KO | WIN | |
14 | May 29, 1998 22 years, 8 months 14-0 (14) | Rildo José Oliveira | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Nov 19, 1997 22 years, 1 months 13-0 (13) | Gustavo Rodolfo Sayaavedra | 1 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 2, 1997 21 years, 11 months 12-0 (12) | Edwin Vazquez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 27, 1997 21 years, 9 months 11-0 (11) | Hilario Guzman | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 10, 1997 21 years, 7 months 10-0 (10) | Johnny Montantes | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 22, 1997 21 years, 7 months 9-0 (9) | Arcelio Diaz | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
8 | Mar 8, 1997 21 years, 5 months 8-0 (8) | Antonio Maria Do Nascimento | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 1, 1997 21 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | Hamilton Cerqueira | 4 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 16, 1996 20 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Gutemberg Ferreira | LT | 2 | KO | WIN |
5 | Apr 2, 1996 20 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | Ralph Riveros | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 14, 1995 20 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Marco De Lima | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Sep 18, 1995 19 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Manoel Oliveira da Cruz | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Aug 14, 1995 19 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Valdevino Monteiro | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 14, 1995 19 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Jose Adriano Soares | 1 | KO | WIN |