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{{Short description|Brazilian boxer and politician}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Acelino Freitas
| image =File:2020 ACELINO POPÓ FREITAS CANDIDATO VICE-PREFEITO BA SALVADOR TSE (50000771828).jpg
| caption = 
| image_size = 200px
| nickname = Popó
| weight ={{plainlist|
*[[Super featherweight]]
*[[Lightweight]]
*[[Light middleweight]]
}}
| height = 5 ft 6 in<ref name=taleofthetape>''[[Showtime Championship Boxing]]'' tale of the tape prior to the [[Diego Corrales]] fight.</ref>
| reach = 69 in<ref name=taleofthetape/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Salvador, Bahia]], Brazil
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total = 43
| wins = 41
| KO = 34
| losses = 2
| draws = 
| no contests = 
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flagu|Brazil}} }}
{{Medal | Competition | [[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal | Silver | [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | Lightweight}}
}}

'''Acelino''' "'''Popó'''" '''Freitas''' ({{IPA|pt|asɛˈlĩnu pɔˈpɔ ˈfɾejtɐs}}; born September 21, 1975) is a Brazilian politician and a former [[professional boxer]] who competed between 1995 and 2017. He is a [[weight class (boxing)|world champion in two weight classes]], having held the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] [[super featherweight]] title from 1999 to 2004, the [[World Boxing Association|WBA (Unified)]] super featherweight title from 2002 to 2004, and the WBO [[lightweight]] title twice between 2004 and 2007. After retiring from boxing, Freitas went into politics, and was elected as a legislator for the state of Bahia, from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/acelino-freitas-continue-on-his-political-journey--34874|title=Acelino Freitas Will Continue on His Political Journey|date=18 January 2011 |publisher=}}</ref> His nickname, ''Popó'', was given to him by his mother, after the sound that babies make while drinking milk.<ref name="Popo">{{cite web|url=http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/may30-03/frietas.htm | title=Acelino Freitas: "I Am The Best"}}
" retrieved 15 May 2009.</ref>

==Early life==
Freitas had a difficult childhood, often sleeping on a sandy floor at his house. Since early in his life, he dreamed of a better place to live for his family. A skilled [[Association football|football]] player, he was more inclined, however, towards the sport of boxing since an early age. He was heavily influenced by his father and brothers, especially [[Luis Claudio Freitas]].
Fellow Brazilian [[Eder Jofre]], generally recognized as the greatest world champion to come out of that country, was one of Freitas' childhood heroes.

==Amateur career==
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Freitas competed for his native country and won a lightweight silver medal at the [[Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games 1995]] in [[Mar del Plata]].

== Professional career ==

=== Early success ===
After the Pan American Games he turned into a professional boxer on July 14, 1995, against Adriano Jose Soares. With his win by [[knockout]] in the first round that night, Freitas set off a streak of 29 knockout wins in a row, which places as one of the longest knockout wins streak in boxing history. His first 10 wins were against low level competition, but for fight number 11, he took on the much more experienced Edwin Vazquez, knocking him out in the seventh round.

Between 1997 and 1998, Freitas won four more fights and then took on Francisco Tomas Da Cruz, a former world title challenger of [[Julio César Chávez]]. Freitas handled Da Cruz with a knockout in two rounds and then added three more knockout wins before getting his first world title shot.

===First World Title===
On August 7, 1999, Freitas knocked out [[WBO]] Junior Lightweight Champion Anatoly Alexandrov in the first round. Soon after, he signed a contract with [[cable TV]] giant [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], which began to [[television|telecast]] Freitas' fights to the United States. Freitas then made five defenses of his world title and had one non-title bout, all of which ended in knockout wins. He then went to London and took only 45 seconds to stop Daniel Alicea in another non-title affair. Freitas then beat the former world champion: [[Al Kotey]], the brother of [[David Kotei|David 'Poison' Kotei]], by a ten-round decision.

===Freitas vs Casamayor===
On January 12, 2002, Freitas decided to sign for a unification bout with the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] world champion, [[Joel Casamayor]], a [[Cubans|Cuban]] refugee who resides in [[Florida]]. In a rousing super featherweight unification title bout battle between unbeaten champions, a controversial knockdown and a blatant foul cost Casamayor his unblemished record and his title as Freitas won a close 12 round unanimous decision.

In a classic boxing confrontation between the Brazilian bomber Freitas (129½) and the Cuban boxer Casamayor (129½), the fighters switched roles midway through their encounter in what was reminiscent of [[Ray Leonard|Sugar Ray Leonard]]'s first historic face-off with [[Thomas Hearns|Thomas "Hitman" Hearns]] back in 1981. The scientist Casamayor became the aggressive slugger, while the puncher Freitas turned into the boxer as once again the unpredictable transpired in a mega-fight.

A glancing right-hand to the neck of the off-balanced Casamayor in the 3rd round was ruled a knockdown by referee Joe Cortez and intentionally hitting on the break in the 6th saw the Cuban penalized another point. It was the difference in the finale tallies and the two point cushion that the tiring Freitas retained across the boards on all three judges scorecards. Ring officials Robert Byrd, Bill Graham and Dave Moretti having identical scores of 114 to 112 for the Brazilian.

===After Casamayor===
Next, he went to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], to fight [[Nigeria]]n Daniel Attah, with only the WBO belt on the line, winning a 12-round decision on August 3, 2002. The fight was watched by an estimated 91 million viewers in Brazil.<ref name="They also will meet Acelino Freitas there. Freitas is one of the biggest Brazilian stars, almost as popular as some soccer players. In his last fight, 91 million Brazilians watched on TV."/>

Freitas then retained the title in [[Chicago]] with a fourth-round knockout of Juan Carlos Ramirez. On August 9, 2003, he and [[Jorge Rodrigo Barrios|Jorge Barrios]] engaged in what Showtime commentator [[Steve Albert]] called a ''candidate for fight of the year''. Freitas was floored in rounds eight and eleven, but retaliated with a knockdown of his own towards the end of the eleventh, and ended up retaining the title by knockout in round twelve.

Freitas began 2004 by winning a 12-round unanimous decision over [[Artur Grigorian]] on January 4, to become the WBO's world Lightweight champion. On February 1 of that year, the WBA announced it had named Freitas their 2003 ''Fighter of the year''.

===Freitas vs Corrales===
On August 7, 2004, Freitas lost for the first time, losing his WBO Lightweight title to [[Diego Corrales]] by TKO in the tenth round after being knocked down by a left hook in [[Connecticut]].

===After Corrales===
On April 29, 2006, Freitas defeated [[Zahir Raheem]] for the vacant WBO lightweight title by split decision. Freitas announced his retirement as a professional boxer on October 4, 2006.<ref name="full">José Elias Flores Jr.{{cite web|url=http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/headlines//EEVAAAApZuHhKCKMNU.html |title=Popó retires! |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930064058/http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/headlines//EkkkVuluVuKPwArWJi.html |archivedate=2008-09-30 }} 4 October 2006. ''Fightnews.com''. [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]] accessed 4 October 2006.</ref> Later on, he announced his come back from retirement, and the WBO re-instated him as their lightweight champion.

On April 28, 2007, he fought [[Juan Diaz (boxer)|Juan Diaz]] in [[Mashantucket, Connecticut|Mashantucket]], USA, losing by TKO after his trainer stopped the bout at the beginning the 9th round, drawing boos from the crowd.

He has fought three times since his last loss (2012, 2015, and most recently in November 2017), all wins against inferior competition and all in South America (two wins by knockout and one win by 8-round unanimous decision).

==Personal life==

Freitas' childhood hero was Brazilian boxer [[Eder Jofre]]. His career in boxing was heavily influenced by his older brother [[Luis Claudio Freitas]].

He has been able to help his family financially and has built a soccer field in his mansion, allowing him to practice his second favorite sport.

Freitas' married wife Eliana Guimarães in 2001, they divorced in 2003.

He was Secretary of Sports in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]] and is member of [[Brazilian Republican Party]].

The careers of Acelino Freitas and [[Luis Claudio Freitas]] are depicted in the 2019 biographical TV series ''Irmãos Freitas'', directed by [[Walter Salles]] and [[Sérgio Machado]]. Brazilian actors Daniel Rocha and Rômulo Braga co-star as Acelino Freitas and Luis Claudio Freitas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.otempo.com.br/diversao/magazine/daniel-rocha-vive-acelino-popo-freitas-na-serie-irmaos-freitas-1.2249057|title=Daniel Rocha vive Acelino Popó Freitas na série 'Irmãos Freitas'|date=15 October 2019 |publisher=O Tempo}}</ref>

In 2024, Acelino Freitas performed cosplayed as [[chimarrão]] in the reality singing competition ''[[The Masked Singer Brasil (season 4)|The Masked Singer Brasil]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gshow.globo.com/realities/the-masked-singer-brasil/2024/noticia/chimarrao-e-desmascarado-no-the-masked-singer-brasil-veja-quem-e.ghtml |title= Chimarrão é desmascarado no The Masked Singer Brasil; veja quem é |date=28 January 2024|website=[[Globo.com]] |access-date=2024-01-28 | language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==Boxing record==
=== Professional ===
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=
|nc=
|ko-wins=34
|ko-losses=2
|dec-wins=7
|dec-losses=0
|dq-wins=
|dq-losses=
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|43
|{{yes2}}Win 
|41–2
|style="text-align:left;"| Gabriel Martinez
|UD 
|8 
|Nov 11, 2017
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Arena Guilherme Paraense, Belém, [[Pará, Brazil]]}}
|
|-
|42
|{{yes2}}Win 
|40–2
|style="text-align:left;"| Mateo Damian Veron
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|1:09}}
|Aug 15, 2015
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Arena Santos]], Santos, [[São Paulo]], Brazil}}
|
|-
|41
|{{yes2}}Win 
|39–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Michael Oliveira]]
|TKO
|9 (10), {{small|2:19}}
|Jun 2, 2012
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Hotel & Casino Conrad, [[Punta del Este]]}}
|
|-
|40
|{{no2}}Loss 
|38–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Juan Díaz (boxer)|Juan Díaz]]
|RTD
|8 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|Apr 28, 2007
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Foxwoods Resort, [[Mashantucket, Connecticut]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBO lightweight title; <br> For [[List of WBA world champions#Lightweight|WBA lightweight title]]}}
|-
|39
|{{yes2}}Win 
|38–1|| align=left| [[Zahir Raheem]]
|SD 
|12
|Apr 29, 2006
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Foxwoods Resort, [[Mashantucket, Connecticut]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant WBO lightweight title}}
|-
|38
|{{yes2}}Win 
|37–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Fabian Salazar
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|2:28}}
|Jul 16, 2005
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win 
|36–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[David Saucedo]]
|UD 
|10 
|Dec 11, 2004
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio do Ibirapuera, [[São Paulo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]}}
|
|-
|36
|{{no2}}Loss 
|35–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Diego Corrales]]
|TKO
|10 (12), {{small|1:24}}
|Aug 7, 2004
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Foxwoods Resort, [[Mashantucket, Connecticut]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBO lightweight title}}
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win 
|35–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Artur Grigorian]]
|UD 
|12
|Jan 3, 2004
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Foxwoods Resort, [[Mashantucket, Connecticut]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[List of WBO world champions#Lightweight|WBO lightweight title]]}}
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win 
|34–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jorge Rodrigo Barrios]]
|TKO
|12 (12), {{small|0:50}}
|Aug 9, 2003
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Miami Arena, [[Miami]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA (Unified) and WBO super featherweight titles}}
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win 
|33–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Juan Carlos Ramírez]]
|TKO
|4 (12), {{small|0:19}}
|Mar 15, 2003
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|UIC Pavilion, [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained [[WBA (Unified)]] and WBO super featherweight titles}}
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win 
|32–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Daniel Attah]]
|UD 
|12
|Aug 3, 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Dodge Theater]], [[Phoenix, Arizona]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA (Super) and WBO super featherweight titles}}
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win 
|31–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Joel Casamayor]]
|UD 
|12
|Jan 12, 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Cox Pavilion, [[Las Vegas]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO super featherweight title; <br> Won [[List of WBA world champions#Super featherweight|WBA (Super) super featherweight title]]}}
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win 
|30–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Alfred Kotey]]
|UD 
|10 
|Sep 29, 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, [[Miami]]}}
|
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win 
|29–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Orlando Soto
|KO
|1 (12), {{small|2:13}}
|Jan 27, 2001
|align=left| {{small|Ginásio Nilson Nelson, [[Brasília]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO super featherweight title}}
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win 
|28–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Daniel Alicea]]
|TKO
|1 (12), {{small|1:01}}
|Dec 16, 2000
|align=left| {{small|Sheffield Arena, [[Sheffield]], [[Yorkshire]]}}
|
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win 
|27–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Carlos Rios]]
|TKO
|9 (12), {{small|1:18}}
|Sep 23, 2000
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Casino Rama, [[Rama]], [[Ontario]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO super featherweight title}}
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win 
|26–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Lemuel Nelson
|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|2:59}}
|Jun 10, 2000
|align=left| {{small|Fox Theater, [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO super featherweight title}}
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win 
|25–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Javier Jáuregui (boxer)|Javier Jáuregui]]
|KO
|1 (12), {{small|1:25}}
|Mar 18, 2000
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Credicard Hall, [[São Paulo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO super featherweight title}}
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win 
|24–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Barry Jones (boxer)|Barry Jones]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|0:50}}
|Jan 15, 2000
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Doncaster Dome, [[Doncaster]], [[Yorkshire]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO super featherweight title}}
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win 
|23–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Claudio Victor Martinet
|KO
|3 (10)
|Dec 18, 1999
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, [[Salvador, Bahia]]}}
|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win 
|22–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Anthony Martinez
|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|1:20}}
|Oct 26, 1999
|align=left| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO super featherweight title}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Anatoly Alexandrov (boxer)|Anatoly Alexandrov]]
|KO
|1 (12), {{small|1:41}}
|Aug 7, 1999
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|La Palestre, [[Le Cannet]], [[Alpes-Maritimes]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[List of WBO world champions#Junior lightweight|WBO super featherweight title]]}}
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win 
|20–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Juan Angel Macias
|KO
|8 (12)
|Apr 2, 1999 
|align=left| {{small|Grand Hotel, [[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO-NABO super featherweight title}}
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win 
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Peter Buckley (boxer)|Peter Buckley]]
|RTD
|3 (8), {{small|3:00}}
|Dec 19, 1998
|align=left| {{small|Everton Park Sports Centre, [[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]]}}
|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win 
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jose Luis Montes
|TKO
|1 (12)
|Oct 16, 1998
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Teatro Mutualista, [[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]], [[Merseyside]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[North American Boxing Organization|WBO-NABO]] [[super featherweight]] title}}
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win 
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Francisco Tomas Da Cruz
|TKO
|2 (12)
|Sep 15, 1998
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio do Ibirapuera, [[São Paulo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Brazilian lightweight title}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win 
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Juan Gutierrez
|TKO
|1 (12)
|Aug 14, 1998
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Auditorio del Estado, [[Mexicali]], [[Baja California]]}}
|
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win 
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Rafael Oliveira
|KO
|3 (10), {{small|1:58}} 
|Jun 8, 1998
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Arrowhead Pond, [[Anaheim]], [[California]]}}
|
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win 
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Rildo José Oliveira
|TKO
|1 (12) 
|May 29, 1998
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won Brazilian lightweight title}}
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win 
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Gustavo Rodolfo Sayaavedra
|KO
|1 (10)
|Nov 19, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win 
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Edwin Vazquez
|TKO
|7 (12)
|Sep 2, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Belle Casino, [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win 
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Hilario Guzman
|TKO
|8 (10), {{small|1:57}} 
|Jun 27, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, [[Miami]]}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Johnny Montantes]]
|TKO
|1 (8), {{small|2:39}}
|May 10, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Unknown, [[San José, Costa Rica]]}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win 
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Arcelio Diaz
|TKO
|1 (12)
|Apr 22, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Latino lightweight title}}
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win 
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Antonio Maria Do Nascimento
|KO
|2 (6) 
|Mar 8, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, [[Salvador, Bahia]]}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win 
|7–0 
|style="text-align:left;"| Hamilton Cerqueira
|KO
|4 (6) 
|Feb 1, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, [[Salvador, Bahia]]}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win 
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Gutemberg Ferreira
|KO
|2 (12) 
|Aug 16, 1996 
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Mundo Hispano lightweight title}}
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0 
|style="text-align:left;"| Ralph Riveros
|KO
|2 (6) 
|Apr 2, 1996
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win 
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Marco De Lima
|TKO
|3 (6) 
|Nov 14, 1995
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win 
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Manoel Oliveira da Cruz
|KO
|2 (4) 
|Sep 18, 1995
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Valdevino Monteiro
|KO
|1 (4) 
|Aug 14, 1995 
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, Salvador, Bahia}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jose Adriano Soares
|KO
|1 (4)  
|Jul 14, 1995
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Ginásio Antônio Balbino, [[Salvador, Bahia]]}}
|
{{S-end}}

=== Exhibition ===
{{BoxingRecordSummary|draws=1|nc=|ko-wins=3|ko-losses=|dec-wins=2|dec-losses=|dq-wins=1|dq-losses=}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0–1
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Wanderlei Silva]] 
|{{abbr|DQ}}
| 4 (8), {{small|1:34}}
|27 Sep 2025
| style="text-align:centre;" |{{small|[[São Paulo, São Paulo ]], Brazil}}
| {{small|Silva disqualified for repeated fouls.}}
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0–1
| style="text-align:left;" |Duda Nagle
|{{abbr|UD}}
| style="text-align:centre;" |8
|17 May 2025
| style="text-align:centre;" |{{small|[[São Paulo, São Paulo ]], Brazil}}
| 
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0–1
| style="text-align:left;" |Jorge Daniel Miranda
|{{abbr|UD}}
| style="text-align:centre;" |8
|12 Oct 2024
| style="text-align:centre;" |{{small|[[São Paulo, São Paulo ]], Brazil}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0–1
| style="text-align:left;" |Kleber Pedra "Bambam"
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
| 1 (8), {{small|0:36}}
|24 Feb 2024
| style="text-align:centre;" | {{small|Vivo Vibra São Paulo, [[São Paulo, São Paulo ]], Brazil}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0–1
| style="text-align:left;" |Junior Dublê 
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
| 1 (8), {{small|1:21}}
|26 Aug 2023
| style="text-align:centre;" |{{small|[[São Paulo, São Paulo ]], Brazil}}
| style="text-align:left;" |
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0–1
| style="text-align:left;" |Jose Landi-Jons "Pelé"
| style="text-align:left;" |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
| 1 (8), {{small|1:25}}
|25 Sep 2022
|{{small|Arena Athletico Paranaense, [[Curitiba, Parana]], Brazil}}
|
|-
|1
| style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw
|0–0–1
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Whindersson Nunes]]
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous draw}}
|8
|30 Jan 2022
| style="text-align:centre;" |{{small|Music Park, [[Balneário Camboriú]], Brazil}}
| style="text-align:left;" |
|}

== Television viewership ==

=== Brazil ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Fight !! Network !! Viewership ({{estimation}}) !! Source(s)
|-
|{{center|{{dts|2002|August|3|format=dmy}}}}
|Acelino Freitas vs. Daniel Attah
|{{center|[[Rede Globo|Globo]]}}
|{{center|91,000,000}}
|<ref name="They also will meet Acelino Freitas there. Freitas is one of the biggest Brazilian stars, almost as popular as some soccer players. In his last fight, 91 million Brazilians watched on TV.">{{cite news|url=https://www.boxinginsider.com/interviews/interview-with-wladimir-vitali-klitschko/|title=Interview with Wladimir & Vitali Klitschko|accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="freitas-attah">{{cite news|url=https://www.douradosnews.com.br/noticias/popo-defende-titulo-mundial-hoje-7cf95b91e9bbd1042a6ef0dfe1b7f3b7/124968/|title=Popó defende título mundial hoje|accessdate=26 May 2020|language=Portuguese}}</ref>
|-
!
!Total viewership
!
!91,000,000
!
|}

==See also==
* [[List of world lightweight boxing champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{boxrec|id=006563}}
* [http://www.boxen-artur.de/en/002_freitas boxen-artur.de] – Encyclopedia
* {{IMDb name|id=2788316|name=Acelino Freitas}}

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{{s-bef | before= Anatoly Alexandrov }}
{{s-ttl | title=[[List of WBO world champions#Junior lightweight|WBO super featherweight champion]]| 
 years=August 7, 1999 – January 18, 2004<br />Vacated }}
{{s-vac | next=Diego Corrales}}
{{s-bef | before= [[Joel Casamayor]]|as=Champion}}
{{s-ttl | title= [[List of WBA world champions#Super featherweight|WBA super featherweight champion<br>Super title]]|   years= January 12, 2002 – February 10, 2004<br />Vacated <br>{{small|Status changed to Unified champion from August 5, 2002}}}}
{{s-aft|after= [[Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai]]|as=Champion}}

{{s-bef|before= [[Artur Grigorian]]}}
{{s-ttl|title= [[List of WBO world champions#Lightweight|WBO lightweight champion]]|years= January 3, 2004 – August 7, 2004}}
{{s-aft|after= [[Diego Corrales]]}}
{{s-vac|last= Diego Corrales}}
{{s-ttl|title= WBO lightweight champion|years= April 29, 2006 – April 28, 2007}}
{{s-aft|after= [[Juan Diaz (American boxer)|Juan Díaz]]}}
{{s-ach | aw}}
{{s-bef | before=[[Micky Ward]] vs. [[Arturo Gatti]] I<br><small>Round 9</small>}}
{{s-ttl | title=[[The Ring magazine Round of the Year]]<br> {{small|Round 5 vs. [[Jorge Rodrigo Barrios]]}} | years=2003}}
{{s-aft | after=[[Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III|Marco Antonio Barrera <br>vs. Erik Morales]]<br><small>Round 11</small>}}
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{{Authority control}}

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