Eden Baja Sonsona (born December 27, 1988) is a Filipino professional boxer. He previously held the WBC and WBF International super featherweight titles, and the GAB Philippine bantamweight title.

He is a cousin of fellow boxer Marvin Sonsona.

Professional career On his seventeenth professional bout on November 14, 2009, Sonsona made his U.S. debut on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, where he defeated Israeli Eilon Kedem via second-round technical knockout (TKO) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In the following month, his first-round knockout of Monico Laurente won him the vacant Philippine bantamweight title. He then defeated Colombian former world champion Mauricio Pastrana by eighth-round TKO on the undercard of Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey in March 2010. However, in his subsequent match in July, he was knocked out by Jonathan Oquendo of Puerto Rico in their battle for the vacant WBO-NABO super bantamweight title.

Sonsona won seven of his nine subsequent fights before he won the vacant WBC International super featherweight title through his second-round TKO of then-unbeaten Adrián Estrella of Mexico on May 17, 2015. This was followed by a majority decision win over Jaime Barcelona in December 2016, before securing the vacant WBF International super featherweight title by first-round TKO win over compatriot Jovany Rota on February 26, 2017. He then challenged the undefeated Russian WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight champion Evgeny Chuprakov for a May 5 bout. Sonsona lost the match by a fifth-round TKO, ending the 12-fight unbeaten streak he maintained over the last 7 years.

In 2018, Sonsona lost his second rematch with Barcelona via unanimous decision. On March 17, 2021, he lost to Rimar Metuda.

Controversies On June 19, 2021, Sonsona was arrested for selling methamphetamine during a buy-bust operation in General Santos. The police say he was under surveillance for several months before his arrest.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes52LossRimar MetudaKO3 (6) 17 Mar 202151Loss36–13–2Marlon TapalesTKO2 (10), 21 Nov 202050Loss36–12–2Adones AgueloTKO4 (10), 16 Oct 201949Loss36–11–2Jaime BarcelonaSD1031 Aug 201948Loss36–10–2Jaime BarcelonaUD824 Nov 201847Loss36–9–2Ravshanbek UmurzakovKO1 (8), 19 Aug 201846Loss36–8–2Jaime BarcelonaMD69 Sep 201745Loss36–7–2Evgeny ChuprakovTKO5 (10), 5 May 201744Win36–6–2Jovany RotaTKO1 (10), 26 Feb 201743Win35–6–2Jaime BarcelonaMD84 Dec 201642Win34–6–2Adrián EstrellaTKO2 (12), 16 May 201541Win33–6–2Rex OlisaTKO1 (10), 6 Mar 201540Draw32–6–2Bernabe ConcepcionTD3 (10), 26 Jul 201439Draw32–6–1Daniel FerrerasTD4 (10), 27 Jul 201338Win32–6Mark SalesUD1022 Dec 201237Win31–6Eric RapadaUD1030 Oct 201236Win30–6Petchnamnung SithsaithongKO2 (10), 3 Jul 201235Win29–6Joas ApericioTKO3 (10), 3 Jul 201234Win28–6Gadwin TubigonRTD6 (10), 1 Oct 201133Win27–6Eman LabanzaMD106 Aug 201132Loss26–6Jonathan OquendoKO9 (10), 10 Jul 201031Win26–5Mauricio PastranaKO8 (8), 13 Mar 201030Win25–5Monico LaurenteKO1 (12), 12 Dec 200929Win24–5Eilon KedemTKO2 (6), 14 Nov 200928Win23–5Nino MagbooUD1015 Aug 200927Win22–5Jhunriel RamonalTKO1 (10), 13 May 200926Win21–5Anthony EsmedinaUD104 Apr 200925Loss20–5Pungluang Sor SingyuUD106 Feb 200924Win20–4Lowie BantigueUD1024 Aug 200823Win19–4Celso DanggodUD1027 Jul 200822Loss18–4Richard OlisaSD1221 Apr 200821Loss18–3Silence MabuzaRTD8 (12), 2 Feb 200820Win18–2Celso DanggodTKO5 (10), 8 Dec 200719Loss17–2Kohei KonoSD126 Oct 200718Win17–1Eric RapadaUD107 Jul 200717Win16–1Marvin TampusTD10 (12), 21 Apr 200716Win15–1Robert AllanicTD6 (12), 9 Dec 200615Win14–1Jerope MercadoTKO9 (12), 14 Oct 200614Win13–1Joel EscolSD1022 Jul 200613Win12–1Eric BarcelonaSD1220 May 200612Win11–1Edgar GabejanUD1017 Mar 200611Win10–1Aljun SalogaolUD109 Feb 200610Win9–1Isidro BalabatUD810 Dec 20059Win8–1Roberto LerioTD5 (8), 8 Nov 20058Loss7–1Mario Jun de AsisTD7 (8,) 27 Aug 20057Win7–0Rosano MirandaTKO4 (6), 30 Jul 20056Win6–0Renato NivalUD66 May 20055Win5–0Rommel BongonSD612 Feb 20054Win4–0Bryan ViceraUD430 Dec 20043Win3–0Manny MansadUD45 Dec 20042Win2–0Cristo DemejilloUD426 Sep 20041Win1–0Christopher BolcioSD414 Aug 2004

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