Ángel Acosta (24-5, 22) was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 8, 1990. At the age of 22 years on November 17, 2012, he made his professional boxing debut against Alexis Díaz, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 17th career fight at 26 years old, Ángel Acosta got a shot at the WBO light-flyweight titles against Kosei Tanaka on May 20, 2017 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a light-flyweight world champion (WBO) on December 2, 2017 at the age of 27 years old, on his 18th career fight, after defeating Juan Alejo via 10th-round TKO.
Acosta's last fight was a 10th-round KO loss to Ricardo Rafael Sandoval at age 33 on July 6, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Ángel Acosta's best fights have been against Janiel Rivera, Raymond Tabugon, Abraham Rodríguez, Erickson Martell and Luis Ceja. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Ángel Acosta".
Acosta has 5 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Ángel Acosta Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Jul 6, 2024 33 years, 8 months 24-5 (22) | Ricardo Rafael Sandoval | 10 | KO | LOSS | |
28 | Aug 26, 2023 32 years, 10 months 24-4 (22) | Carlos Buitrago | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
27  | Apr 6, 2023 32 years, 5 months 23-4 (22) | 27 years, 5 months 17-0-1 (12) | FL | 10 | UD | LOSS |
26  | May 12, 2022 31 years, 7 months 23-3 (22) | 30 years, 6 months 18-8-3 (11) | ST | 1 | KO | WIN |
25  | Sep 10, 2021 30 years, 11 months 22-3 (21) | 23 years, 8 months 21-0 (16) | FL | 4 | TKO | LOSS For WBO |
24 | Mar 18, 2021 30 years, 5 months 22-2 (21) | Gilberto Mendoza | 8 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Oct 24, 2019 29 years 21-2 (21) | Raymond Tabugon | FL | 5 | KO | WIN |
22  | Jun 21, 2019 28 years, 8 months 20-2 (20) | 22 years, 5 months 14-1 (10) | LFL | 12 | KO | LOSS Lost WBO |
21 | Mar 30, 2019 28 years, 5 months 20-1 (20) | Ganigan López | LFL | 8 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
20 | Oct 13, 2018 28 years 19-1 (19) | Abraham Rodríguez | LFL | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
19 | Jun 16, 2018 27 years, 8 months 18-1 (18) | Carlos Buitrago | LFL | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
18 | Dec 2, 2017 27 years, 1 months 17-1 (17) | Juan Alejo | LFL | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
17  | May 20, 2017 26 years, 7 months 16-1 (16) | 21 years, 11 months 8-0 (5) | LFL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
16 | Feb 11, 2017 26 years, 4 months 16-0 (16) | Japhet Uutoni | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Nov 12, 2016 26 years, 1 months 15-0 (15) | Luis Ceja | LFL | 2 | KO | WIN |
14 | Aug 6, 2016 25 years, 9 months 14-0 (14) | Juan Guzmán | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Apr 23, 2016 25 years, 6 months 13-0 (13) | Erickson Martell | LFL | 2 | KO | WIN |
12 | Dec 5, 2015 25 years, 1 months 12-0 (12) | Felipe Rivas | 3 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 8, 2015 24 years, 10 months 11-0 (11) | Luis Almendarez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Mar 14, 2015 24 years, 5 months 10-0 (10) | Armando Vázquez | LFL | 7 | KO | WIN |
9 | Nov 15, 2014 24 years, 1 months 9-0 (9) | Victor Ruiz | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
8 | Sep 17, 2014 23 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Eduardo Juan | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jun 14, 2014 23 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Eduardo Valenzuela | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 1, 2014 23 years, 3 months 6-0 (6) | Alexis Díaz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 26, 2013 23 years 5-0 (5) | Pedro Ortiz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Aug 24, 2013 22 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | José Fernández | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jun 22, 2013 22 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Domingo Berroa | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 23, 2013 22 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Christian López | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 17, 2012 22 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Alexis Díaz | 3 | TKO | WIN |
