Édgar Sosa (boxer)
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Real name | Édgar Alejandro Sosa Medina |
Weight(s) | Light flyweight Flyweight Super flyweight |
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Reach | 170 cm (67 in) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 23 August 1979
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 63 |
Wins | 52 |
Wins by KO | 30 |
Losses | 11 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Édgar Alejandro Sosa Medina (born 23 August 1979) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the former WBC Light flyweight champion and went on to make ten title defenses.
Professional career[]
Sosa suffered losses in the early part of his career, the first one came against another future Mexican light flyweight champion Ulises Solís. He faced off against Solis in a rematch in 2003 but lost once again. Sosa would then score fourteen straight victories including a win over future light flyweight champion Gilberto Keb Baas and former two time minimum weight champion Noel Arambulet.
WBC Light Flyweight Championship[]
On April 14, 2007, Sosa won the WBC Light Flyweight Championship by besting former champion Brian Viloria by unanimous decision. Sosa went on to successfully defend his title ten times.[1]
In April 2009, he also got a 4th-round technical knockout victory over Porsawan Popramook.
Controversial title defense[]
On November 21, 2009, Sosa lost his title to Rodel Mayol. In the second round, Sosa was badly hurt by a headbutt from Mayol, sending Sosa to the canvas and causing him to sustain an injury which was later determined to be a triple-fracture. The referee ruled the headbutt as an unintentional foul and deducted a point from Mayol. After the ringside doctor inspected the wound, the referee allowed the fight to continue despite Sosa still being groggy from the injury.[2] When the action resumed, Sosa was dropped and the referee waved it off moments later.[3] Sosa, who required a metal plate to be implanted on his cheekbone due to multiple fractures, filed a protest with the WBC to have the decision changed to a "no contest".[4]
Due to the controversial nature of his defeat the WBC have declared Sosa a "champion emeritus" and he is entitled to either a rematch with Mayol, or a fight with flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, once Sosa has recovered from his injuries. Sosa had discussed moving up in weight before his controversial loss.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ seattlepi.nwsource.com, Sosa retains WBC light flyweight title[dead link]
- ^ Edgar Sosa Will Protest TKO Loss To Rodel Mayol – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
- ^ Pacquiao fighter Mayol stops Sosa, wins title – Sports – GMA News Online – Latest Philippine News. Gmanews.tv. Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
- ^ Boxing – Controversy over Mayol win. Fightnews.com (2009-11-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
- ^ Édgar Sosa recibe alta médica definitiva (Translation Edgar Sosa received final discharge. Translate.google.com) Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
External links[]
- Boxers from Mexico City
- World boxing champions
- World Boxing Council champions
- World light-flyweight boxing champions
- Light-flyweight boxers
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Mexican male boxers