Ruben Eduardo Acosta

Ruben Edaurdo Acosta (born 21 July 1978) is an Argentine professional boxer. He is the current WBO NABO cruiserweight champion.

Biography On 20 May 2005, Acosta had a 10-0-1KOs pro record when he face top contender Mariano Natalio Carrera for the vacated WBA Fedelatin middleweight title, Carrera dominated Acosta knocking him down twice then winning a unanimous decision, Score being 100-92 100-93 100–93. After the Carrera lost, Acosta had points wins over Ramon Patricio Vargas and Nestor Fabian Casanova. On 15 November 2006 Acosta fought former world champion Anthony Mundine in Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, which ended in a KO in the four round with Acosta failed to beat the count after a viscous left hook to the liver, Acosta was able to get back up after the fight was stopped, only to fall once more. Acosta racked a four win streak before losing to future WBO Super middleweight champ Karoly Balzsay by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring 119–109. On 2 February 2008, Acosta fought former two time WBA light middleweight world champion Julio César Vásquez with Acosta winning by KO in the first round with a bodyshot, Acosta went on a five win streak including a win over formerly undefeated Eduardo Cardoso.

Stieglitz vs Acosta January 9, 2010, Acosta was defeated by WBO Super Middleweight Champion Robert Stieglitz via TKO5.

Smith vs Acosta October 26, 2013, Acosta fought against Callum Smith for the vacant WBC International super middleweight title, losing by KO on the 6 round.

Regional titles WBO Latino Super middleweight Champion WBA Fedelatin Middleweight Champion WBC Mundo Hispano Middleweight Champion South American Super Middleweight Champion WBO NABO Cruiserweight Champion

Professional Boxing record (incomplete) 36 Wins (13 knockouts), 16 Losses, 5 DrawRes.RecordOpponentTypeRd., TimeDateLocationNotesLoss 36-16-5 Vartan AvetisyanUD 12 (12) Win 36-15-5 Cesar Hernan ReynosoPTS 10 (10) Win 35-15-5 Job Roberto Joel MazeoKO 1 (10) Win 34-15-5 Juan Rodolfo JuarezUD 10 (10) Win 33-15-5 Arnaldo Alcides BenitezUD 6 (6) Loss 32-15-5 Lolenga MockUD 10 (10) Win 32-14-5 Mauricio Roberto CacedaTKO 1 (12) Loss 31-14-5 Tyron ZeugeUD 10 (10) Loss 31-13-5 Juergen DobersteinUD 12 (12) Win 31-12-5 Pablo Daniel Zamora NievasTKO 2 (12) Loss 30-12-5 Patrick NielsenUD 10 (10) Win 30-11-5 Rolando Wenceslao Mansilla UD 12 (12) Win 29-11-5 Mauricio Roberto CacedaUD 6 (6) Loss 28-11-5 Isidro Ranoni PrietoUD 10 (10) Loss 28-10-5 Maxim VlasovKO 7 (10) Win 28-9-5 Arnaldo Alcides BenitezUD 10 (10) Loss 27-9-5 Callum SmithKO 6 (10) Win 27-8-5 Pablo Daniel Zamora NievasTKO 3 (8) Win 26-8-5 Everaldo PraxedesTKO 7 (12) Win 25-8-5 Jorge Ariel GarciaUD 6 (6) Loss 24-8-5 Alexander BrandUD 10 (10) Loss 24-7-5 Ezequiel Osvaldo MadernaUD 12 (12) Loss 24-6-5 Andrea Di LuisaUD 10 (10) Loss 24-5-5 Ezequiel Osvaldo MadernaUD 10 (10) Win 24-4-5 Lucas Damian MolinaTKO 5 (10) Loss 23-4-5 Robert StieglitzTKO 5 (12) Win 23-3-5 Jose Emilio MazurierMD 6 (6) Win 22-3-5 Gustavo Javier KapusiUD 12 (12) Win 21-3-5 Eduardo CardosoRTD 9 (12) Win 20-3-5 Nestor Fabian CasanovaTKO 6 (10) Win 19-3-5 Lucas Damian MolinaUD 6 (6) Win 18-3-5 Julio César VásquezKO 1 (12) Win 17-3-5 Alejandro Oscar CorreaKO 2 (8) Loss 16-3-5 Karoly BalzsayUD 12 (12) Win 16-2-5 Jose Emilio MazurierKO 1 (12) Win 15-2-5 Francisco Antonio MoraUD 12 (12) Draw 14-2-5 Jose Alberto ClaveroPTS 10 (10) Win 14-2-4 Luis Daniel ParadaTKO 1 (8) Win 13-2-4 Lucas Damian MolinaUD 6 (6) Loss 12-2-4 Anthony MundineKO 4 (10) Win 12-1-4 Nestor Fabian CasanovaUD 12 (12) Draw 11-1-4 Pablo Daniel Zamora NievasPTS 6 (6) Win 11-1-3 Ramon Patricio VargasUD 4 (4) Loss 10-1-3 Mariano Natalio CarreraUD 10 (10) Win 10-0-3 Nestor Fabian CasanovaUD 6 (6) Win 9-0-3 Jorge Ariel GarciaUD 12 (12) Win 9-0-3 Ramon Arturo BritezSD 10 (10) Win 9-0-3 Jose Luis LoyolaUD 12 (12) Win 8-0-3 Claudio Anibal OliveraUD 4 (4)