Acelino “Popó” Freitas
Acelino “Popó” Freitas is a Brazilian four-time boxing world champion who shares training and life beyond the ring, hosts PopodCast and takes on creators in exhibition bouts.
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Popó’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
Fight Music Show
PodcastOverview
- From
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Born
- September 21, 1975
- Known as
- Popó
- World titles
- Four world championships across super-featherweight and lightweight
- Online work
- Boxing content, creator exhibitions and PopodCast
Mini bio
How it started.
Popó grew up in Salvador and found boxing through his brother Luís Cláudio, who became his first trainer. He won lightweight silver at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata before turning professional that year.
The breakthrough.
His first world title came in August 1999, when he knocked out Anatoly Alexandrov in the opening round to win the WBO super-featherweight belt. He unified the division against Joel Casamayor in 2002, then won WBO lightweight titles in 2004 and 2006.
A new audience.
His January 2022 exhibition with Whindersson Nunes ended in a draw and introduced him to many younger fans. On Altas Horas, he described the surge of Instagram followers that followed Whindersson’s support.
Conversations beyond the ring.
PopodCast swaps boxing gloves for microphones, with guests including Gkay, Mandarrari and Dum Ice. His later Fight Music Show appearances keep bringing boxing together with online entertainment.
Creditschronological, newest first
Boxing exhibitions
- 2026Fight Music Show 8Main event boxer, defeated Whindersson Nunes
- 2025Fight Music Show 6Main event boxer, defeated Duda Nagle
Podcasts
- 2022PopodCast: No Ringue com PopóHost
Awards
- WBO lightweight world champion2006 · Regained the title by defeating Zahir Raheem.
- WBO lightweight world champion2004 · Defeated Artur Grigorian to become a world champion in a second division.
- Unified WBA and WBO super-featherweight champion2002 · Defeated Joel Casamayor by unanimous decision to add the WBA title.
- WBO super-featherweight world champion1999 · Won his first world title against Anatoly Alexandrov.
- Pan American Games silver medal1995 · Lightweight boxing, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Quotes
A gente não luta pela gente, luta por vocêsPopó Freitas, post-fight interview reported by Combate
Speaking to the fans after his May 30, 2026 victory over Whindersson Nunes. In English: “We don’t fight for ourselves, we fight for you.”
Trivia
- His brother Luís Cláudio was his first boxing trainer.
- His first professional win, against José Adriano Soares in Salvador in July 1995, took just 34 seconds.
- He began his professional career with 29 consecutive knockout wins.
- PopodCast guests have included Gkay and Dum Ice.
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