Sandoval vs Acosta

Who won Sandoval vs Acosta?

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval beat Angel Acosta by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, July 6th, 2024, at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of William Zepeda's and Giovanni Cabrera's clash.

Sandoval vs Acosta stats

Back in July 2024, Ricardo Rafael Sandoval stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Angel Acosta made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Sandoval had a height advantage of 2 inches over Acosta. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Ricardo Rafael Sandoval and Angel Acosta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sandoval was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 7 months later than Acosta, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 9 fewer professional rounds, totaling 145 compared to Acosta's 154.

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at flyweight.

Sandoval vs Acosta form

Sandoval had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Carlos Buitrago on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Rocco Santomauro on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jerson Ortiz on February 18, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Fox Theater Pomona, Pomona.

Before that, he had been beaten by David Jimenez on July 16, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, California.

He had won against Jay Harris on June 25, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Angel Acosta had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Angelino Cordova on April 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Janiel Rivera on May 12, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Junto Nakatani on September 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Tucson, Arizona.

Before that, he had been beaten by Elwin Soto on June 21, 2019, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had lost to Kosei Tanaka on May 20, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Aichi, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ricardo Rafael Sandoval had been fighting more than Angel Acosta.

Going into this contest, Ricardo Rafael Sandoval had last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Angel Acosta's last outing had been 1 year and 3 months ago.

Sandoval's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Acosta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Sandoval vs Acosta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sandoval vs Acosta?

Sandoval vs Acosta was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Sandoval vs Acosta?

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Angel Acosta made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.