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Born August 2nd 1980 Irineu beato Costa junior (aged 44) has built up a good career record of 15-4-0. With plenty of experience and now 19 fights as a pro, Costa junior hopes to move on to better things in future as he moves into the later stages of his career. Costa junior's longest win streak is 15 fights between March 2010 and January 2014. His longest KO streak in his 19 fights is 11 fights long.
In a memorable debut Costa junior gained a TKO win against Rodolfo xavier Andreati in a 4 round contest, becoming the 5th person to stop Andreati. Continuing on from his winning debut, Costa junior's winning streak continued with wins against fighters included Matias ariel Vidondo, Saul Farah and Eduardo Franca fighting 5 times in 2010 and 5 times in 2011.
Adilson Da silva santos was up next for Costa junior on April 30th, 2010. Costa junior continued with his winning streak by beating Da silva santos. Showing his class against Da silva santos, Costa junior was the 2nd person to go the distance with this opponent. Fights against Saul Farah, Matias ariel Vidondo, Daniel alejandro Sanabria and 9 others followed where he won all 12 fights taking his winning streak to 15 wins.
Unfortunately, the first defeat of Costa junior's career came against Christian Hammer on October 31st, 2014 in Costa junior's 16th professional fight. Costa junior's technical boxing ability was put to the test as he got outpointed in the 12 round fight against the better man. Hammer gave Costa junior his first professional loss of his 16 fight career to date.
Costa junior went into his next fight against Joseph Parker on December 6th, 2014 with a career record of 15-2-0. Being outclassed early, Costa junior struggled to get going in this 12 round fight and received the first stoppage defeat of his career at the hands of Parker. The fight went 4 rounds before ending via a KO defeat.
Costa junior lost to David Price in his next fight. Taking place on February 21st, 2015, Costa junior's career record after this fight stood at 15-3-0. Costa junior's fight against David Price was Costa junior's 2nd stoppage defeat which came via TKO in the 6th round of the fight.
Costa junior went into his next fight against Dillian Whyte on August 1st, 2015 with a career record of 15 wins. A great performance by opponent Whyte added a 3rd stoppage defeat to Costa junior's career. Costa junior was outmatched and the fight was brought to a halt in round 1 via KO.