Angel Acosta

Angel 'Tito' Acosta Drills Janiel Rivera In 79 Seconds, Calls For Martinez-Arroyo Winner

Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta felt like he never had the chance to show the full arsenal of his previous camp with new trainer Joel Diaz. It can be argued that he still hasn’t been afforded the opportunity after their second fight together.

Acosta On Stablemate Bivol's Win Over Canelo: We Train Together, Motivates Me To Do Great Things

Angel Acosta could not have found a more motivational boost than what his stablemate was able to do in the biggest fight of the year to date.

Angel Acosta-Janiel Rivera, DAZN Undercard Weigh-In Results From Indio, California

A desert town on the U.S. West Coast provides the unlikeliest of backdrops for an all-Boricua clash. Angel Acosta and Janiel Rivera both made weight for their upcoming ten-round bout just above the flyweight limit. San Juan’s Acosta—a former WBO juni...

Angel Acosta vs. Janel Rivera Tops Golden Boy Fight Night, May 12, DAZN

Former World Champion and fan favorite Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta (22-3-1, 21 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico, will headline the second Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on May 12. Acosta will face his fellow countryman, Janel Ri...

Jonathan Gonzalez Felt Great Emotion To Avenge Angel Acosta's Defeat To Soto

The recently crowned junior flyweight champion (108 pounds) of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Jonathan "Bomba" Gonzalez, feels that he avenged a tough defeat that his close friend and fellow Puerto Rican, Angel “Tito” Acosta, suffered at the ha...

Junto Nakatani Hopes To Secure a Unification Fight Next

It was shaping up as an action classic, but a Junto Nakatani left hand shattered Angel Acosta's nose in the bout's opening stages, and that spelled the beginning of the end for Acosta.

Junto Nakatani Stops Angel Acosta Due To Badly Bloodied Nose In Fourth Round

Officials felt Angel Acosta simply lost too much blood to continue in his WBO flyweight title fight Friday night. Referee Rocky Burke stopped his championship bout against defending champion Junto Nakatani because he determined that Acosta’s badly bl...

Nakatani: This Fight Is A Great Way To Prove Myself To All The New Fans I Plan To Make In The U.S.

With all of the craziness surrounding this week’s boxing event in Tucson, the one constant that has remained is the potential for Junto Nakatani and Angel Acosta to steal the show.

Junto Nakatani-Angel Acosta: A Chance to Steal the Show

There will be eyes on Friday’s ESPN+ main event and not for the right reasons. WBC super featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez tested positive for a substance banned under VADA protocols. As VADA is the administering agency for the WBC’s Clean Boxing Pr...

Photos: Oscar Valdez, Robson Conceicao - Ready For WBC Title Clash

Valdez, Conceicao Weights Photos Gallery - Oscar Valdez (29-0, 23 KO), making the first defense of his WBC Junior Lightweight title, faces 2016 Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao (16-0, 8 KO), tomorrow night live from the Casino Del Sol in Tucson...

Nakatani: Tito Acosta Is A Former Champ With Power, Great Test For My First Title Defense

Junto Nakatani is ready for the toughest test of his career, to the point where he will not be surprised by anything that his challenger will bring to the ring.

Acosta: I've Been Waiting A Year For This Fight With Nakatani, I'm Just Ready

Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta didn’t imagine it would take this long to land his next title fight, though understands that everything happens for a reason. Quite a lot has happened in the two-plus years since the rangy knockout artist from San Juan, Puerto Ric...

Angel Acosta: Joel Diaz Is A World Class Trainer, We Are In Sync

Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta never gave a second thought as to who he would have to face in his quest to become a two-division champion. The only question was who the right fit would be to coach him to that point.

Nakatani: Fighting In U.S. Always A Dream Of Mine, Now I Get To Prove Myself Here

Junto Nakatani expected to make his way to the United States at some point, though there is a part of him that expected it come after his first title defense. The next fight for the unbeaten WBO flyweight titlist comes versus the same opponent he...

Oscar Valdez-Robson Conceicao Set, September 10 In Tucson On ESPN+

Oscar Valdez is set to head home. The unbeaten two-division and reigning WBC junior lightweight titlist will next face 2016 Olympic Gold medalist and current 130-pound contender Robson Conceicao. The bout will top an ESPN+ telecast to take place Sept...