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.seattlepi.nwsource.com, Sosa retains WBC light flyweight title
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.Edgar Sosa Will Protest TKO Loss To Rodel Mayol – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-18. When the action resumed, Sosa was dropped and the referee waved it off moments later.Pacquiao fighter Mayol stops Sosa, wins title – Sports – GMA News Online – Latest Philippine News. Gmanews.tv. Retrieved on 2011-10-18. 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".Boxing – Controversy over Mayol win. Fightnews.com (2009-11-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
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.Édgar Sosa recibe alta médica definitiva (Translation Edgar Sosa received final discharge. Translate.google.com) Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes64Win53–11 Orlando Garcia GuerreroKO3 (6), Nov 23, 201963Loss52–11 Julio Cesar MartínezUD8Jun 17, 201762Loss52–10 Donnie NietesUD12Sep 24, 201661Win52–9 Orlando Garcia GuerreroUD6Feb 13, 201660Loss51–9 Román GonzálezTKO2 (12), May 16, 201559Win51–8 Carlos MeloUD10Nov 8, 201458Win50–8 Omar SaladoRTD4 (8), May 24, 201457Loss49–8 Akira YaegashiUD12Dec 6, 201356Win49–7 Giovani SeguraUD12May 18, 201355Win48–7 Ulises SolísKO2 (12), Mar 9, 201354Win47–7 Myung Ho LeeMD10Oct 27, 201253Win46–7 Shigetaka IkeharaRTD8 (12), Jul 28, 201252Win45–7 Wilbert UicabUD12Apr 7, 201251Win44–7 Roilo GolezTKO7 (12), Jan 7, 201250Loss43–7 Pongsaklek WonjongkamUD12Oct 21, 201149Win43–6 Julio Paz HernándezKO1 (12), Jul 2, 201148Win42–6 Kenichi HorikawaTKO8 (12), Apr 2, 201147Win41–6 Masafumi OkuboUD12Nov 20, 201046Win40–6 Ryan BitoTKO10 (12), Sep 11, 201045Win39–6 José Luis VarelaTKO4 (10), Aug 7, 201044Win38–6 Roberto Carlos LeyvaKO2 (10), Jun 5, 201043Loss37–6 Rodel MayolTKO2 (12), Nov 21, 200942Win37–5 Omar SotoKO6 (12), Sep 15, 200941Win36–5 Carlos MeloTKO5 (12), Jun 20, 200940Win35–5 Somporn SeetaTKO4 (12), Apr 4, 200939Win34–5 Juanito RubillarTKO7 (12), Nov 29, 200838Win33–5 Sonny Boy JaroUD12Sep 27, 200837Win32–5 Takashi KunishigeTKO8 (12), Jun 14, 200836Win31–5 Jesus IribeUD12Feb 9, 200835Win30–5 Roberto Carlos LeyvaTKO4 (12), Nov 24, 200734Win29–5 Lorenzo TrejoTKO9 (12), Sep 16, 200733Win28–5 Luis Alberto LazarteDQ10 (12), Jul 28, 200732Win27–5 Brian ViloriaMD12Apr 14, 200731Win26–5 Noel ArambuletTD10 (10)Sep 2, 200630Win25–5 Regulo GamezKO5 (12), Jun 30, 200629Win24–5 Jorge RomeroTKO7 (10)May 13, 200628Win23–5 Gilberto Keb BaasUD12Mar 29, 200627Win22–5 Job SolanoUD12Dec 21, 200526Win21–5 Martin ZepedaTKO2 (12)Sep 22, 200525Win20–5 Jorge RomeroUD10Aug 26, 200524Win19–5 Oscar MartinezKO6 (12), Jul 14, 200523Win18–5 Victor HernandezTKO9 (10)Apr 20, 200522Win17–5 Jorge RomeroUD10Oct 21, 200421Win16–5 Francisco RosasUD12Jun 24, 200420Win15–5 Branni GuerreroTKO5 (10)Jun 11, 200419Win14–5 Job SolanoUD10Apr 17, 200418Win13–5 Domingo GuillenTKO6 (12)Dec 12, 200317Loss12–5 Ulises SolísMD12Sep 13, 200316Loss12–4 Isaac BustosMD12Jul 3, 200315Win12–3 Lauro LopezTKO8 (10)Mar 29, 200314Loss11–3 Omar Niño RomeroUD10Oct 19, 200213Win11–2 Alberto Chuc UicabTKO9 (10)Sep 21, 200212Win10–2 Jose Manuel PerezUD10Jul 20, 200211Win9–2 Victor Manuel RojasUD8Apr 6, 200210Loss8–2 Manuel VargasTKO8 (8)Nov 3, 20019Win8–1 Freddy HerreraTKO3 (8)Sep 6, 20018Win7–1 Victor Manuel RojasTKO3 (4)Jun 30, 20017Win6–1 Ricardo LavariegaTKO2 (?)Jun 9, 20016Loss5–1 Ulises SolísSD6May 5, 20015Win5–0 Erik RamirezTKO3 (4)Jan 27, 20014Win4–0 Alejandro ContrerasPTS4Nov 4, 20003Win3–0 Moises MaldonadoTKO2 (4)Jul 8, 20002Win2–0 Cesar GonzalezPTS4May 27, 20001Win1–0 Cesar GonzalezPTS4Apr 1, 2000
Titles in boxing Major world titles WBC light flyweight champion (108 lbs)
Silver world titles WBC Silver flyweight champion (112 lbs)
Regional/International titles WBC FECARBOX light flyweight champion (108 lbs) WBC International flyweight champion (112 lbs)
Honorary titles WBC Emeritus Champion
See also List of WBC world champions List of Mexican boxing world champions
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