Jason Sosa (born March 10, 1988) is an American former
professional boxer
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of
Puerto Rican descent, who held the
WBA (Regular)
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Founded i ...
super featherweight
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title from 2016 to 2017.
Professional boxing career
Sosa made his professional debut in November 2009 defeating Jonathan Ocasio by knockout in the three round in
Philadelphia
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, USA.
Sosa vs. Fortuna
He won the
WBA (Regular)
super featherweight
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title in June 2016 with an eleven-round win over
Javier Fortuna
Javier Fortuna Francisco (born July 15, 1989) is a Dominican professional boxer. The WBA (Regular) super featherweight title from 2015 to 2016, and challenged for the IBF lightweight title in 2018.
Early life
Fortuna was raised in La Romana, ...
in
Beijing
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.
Sosa vs. Smith
He had his first WBA (Regular) title defense on November 12, 2016, Against
Stephen Smith. Sosa won the fight convincingly, winning on all three scorecards, 117–110, 116-112 and 116–111.
Sosa vs. Lomachenko
In his next bout, Sosa fought WBO super featherweight champion
Vasyl Lomachenko
Vasiliy Anatolyevich Lomachenko (also spelled Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko; , ; born 17 February 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed between 2013 and 2024. He has held multiple world championships in three weight class ...
. Lomachenko dominated Sosa over nine rounds and Sosa retired in his corner after the end of the ninth round.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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Jason Sosa - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
Living people
1988 births
Puerto Rican male boxers
American male boxers
Super-featherweight boxers
World super-featherweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
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