Edgar Sosa (boxer)
Encyclopedia
Édgar Alejandro Sosa Medina (born August 23, 1979 in Mexico City
, Distrito Federal, Mexico
) is a Mexican
boxer
. He is the former WBC
Light Flyweight
Champion and went onto make eleven title defences.
. 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
.
Light Flyweight
Championship by besting former champion Brian Viloria
by unanimous decision. Sosa went on to successfully defend his title ten times.
In April of 2009, he also got a 4th-round technical knockout victory over Porsawan Popramook.
. In the second round, Sosa was badly hurt by a headbutt from Mayol, sending Sosa to the canvas and causing him 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. When the action resumed, Sosa was dropped and the referee waved it off moments later. 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".
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, who had discussed moving up in weight before his controversial loss, is scheduled to return to the ring on July 10, 2010 in the flyweight division.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Mexico
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) is a Mexican
Mexican people
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boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. He is the former WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Light Flyweight
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
Champion and went onto make eleven title defences.
Pro Career
Sosa suffered losses in the early part of his career, the first one came against another future Mexican light flyweight champion Ulises SolísUlises Solis
José Ulises Solís Perez is a Mexican professional boxer and is the current IBF light Flyweight champion. He recently got into a street fight with current champ Saul Alvarez and had his jaw broken. He plans on pressing charges against Alvarez...
. 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
Gilberto Keb Baas
Gilberto Keb Baas is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Flyweight division. Gilberto is the former WBC Light Flyweight Champion.-WBC Light Flyweight Championship:...
and former two time minimum weight champion Noel Arambulet
Noel Arambulet
Noel Arambulet is a flyweight boxer.- Professional career :Nicknamed "El Verdugo", Arambulet turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 1999. He defended the belt once before being stripped of the title for not making weight for a...
.
WBC Light Flyweight Championship
On April 14, 2007, Sosa won the WBCWorld Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Light Flyweight
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
Championship by besting former champion Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria is a Filipino-American professional boxer He is the reigning WBO Flyweight champion. He also won the WBC Light Flyweight and IBF Junior Flyweight titles...
by unanimous decision. Sosa went on to successfully defend his title ten times.
In April of 2009, he also got a 4th-round technical knockout victory over Porsawan Popramook.
Controversial title defence
On November 21, 2009, Sosa lost his title to Rodel MayolRodel Mayol
Rodel Bryan Generalao Mayol , more commonly known as just Rodel Mayol, is a Filipino professional boxer and the former WBC Light Flyweight World Champion.-Early life:...
. In the second round, Sosa was badly hurt by a headbutt from Mayol, sending Sosa to the canvas and causing him 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. When the action resumed, Sosa was dropped and the referee waved it off moments later. 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".
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
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is a professional southpaw boxer in the flyweight division. His record is 83-3-1 . He is the WBC Flyweight Champion, as well as The Ring World Flyweight Champion...
, once Sosa has recovered from his injuries. Sosa, who had discussed moving up in weight before his controversial loss, is scheduled to return to the ring on July 10, 2010 in the flyweight division.