Castro vs Acosta

Who won Castro vs Acosta?

Marc Castro beat George Acosta by technical decision in their 7 round contest on Wednesday, July 31st, 2024, at Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica.

The scorecards were announced as 70-63, 70-63, 70-63 in favor of winner Marc Castro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Giyasov vs Parra.

Castro vs Acosta stats

Back in July 2024, Marc Castro stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

George Acosta made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Marc Castro was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Acosta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Castro. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Marc Castro and George Acosta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Castro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years and 8 months later than Acosta, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 35 fewer professional rounds, totaling 78 compared to Acosta's 113.

Castro vs Acosta form

Castro had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Abraham Montoya on April 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gonzalo Fuenzalida on November 18, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ricardo Lopez Torres on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Kevin Montiel Mendoza on September 17, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Pedro Vicente Scharbaai on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Castro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Acosta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Castro vs Acosta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Castro vs Acosta?

The DAZN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Castro vs Acosta?

Marc Castro was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while George Acosta made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.