Jason Sosa (born March 10, 1988) is an American former

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of Puerto Rican descent, who held the

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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

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, USA.

Sosa vs. Fortuna

He won the WBA (Regular)

title in June 2016 with an eleven-round win over

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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

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. 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 Rankings
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