Victoriano Damián Sosa (born April 17, 1974 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a former boxer.
Personal
editSosa is second cousin of Major League Baseball player Sammy Sosa.
Amateur career
editMember of the 1992 Dominican Olympic Team as a Featherweight. His results were:[1]
- Defeated by Anand Kumar Ray (India) 23-14
- Defeated Steven Chungu (Zambia) 11-9
- Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria) 13-4
Pro career
editHis career boxing record is 42-4-2- (31 KOs). Earlier in his career, Sosa won minor titles—the WBC Fecarbox and Dominican Republic lightweight titles. He has been a contender in the lightweight division, challenging world champions such as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto (going the distance and getting KOed respectively), as well as Paul Spadafora.
Professional boxing record
edit| 48 fights | 42 wins | 4 losses |
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| By knockout | 31 | 2 |
| By decision | 11 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 48 | Win | 42–4–2 |  Francisco Campos
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TKO | 10 (10) | 9 December 2005 |  Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York
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| 47 | Win | 41–4–2 |  Leonardo Espinal
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KO | 2 (8) | 18 June 2005 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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| 46 | Win | 40–4–2 |  Darwin Padron
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KO | 3 (10) | 11 April 2005 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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| 45 | Win | 39–4–2 | Marcos Hernandez
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TKO | 1 (12) | 18 October 2004 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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Won Dominican Republic Lightweight title |
| 44 | Win | 38–4–2 | Marteze Logan
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UD | 10 | 11 June 2004 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Veron, Wisconsin, US
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| 43 | Loss | 37–4–2 |  Miguel Cotto
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TKO | 4 (12) | 28 February 2004 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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For WBC International Super Lightweight title |
| 42 | Win | 37–3–2 | Danilo Alcantara
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TKO | 4 (10) | 5 January 2004 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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| 41 | Win | 36–3–2 |  Miguel Angel Huerta
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UD | 10 | 10 October 2003 | McBride Hall, Gary, Indiana, US
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| 40 | Loss | 35–3–2 | Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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UD | 12 | 19 April 2003 | Selland Arena, Fresno, California, US
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For WBC Lightweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35–2–2 | Luis Sosa
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TKO | 6 (10) | 21 February 2003 | Coliseo Carlos ‘Teo’ Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 38 | Draw | 34–2–2 | Lamar Murphy
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SD | 12 | 9 November 2002 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester Pennsylvania, US
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| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Luis Sosa
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KO | 1 (12) | 2 March 2002 | La Romana, Dominican Republic
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Won Dominican Republic Lightweight title |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Victor Valentin
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TKO | 3 (8) | 18 October 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Enrique Ramirez
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TKO | 2 (8) | 1 September 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Armando Juan Reyes
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KO | 3 (8) | 30 June 2001 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Francisco Lorenzo
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PTS | 10 | 20 April 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | Jose Garcia
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PTS | 10 | 29 December 2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Harold Warren
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UD | 10 | 3 November 2000 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, Wisconsin, US
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| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Freddy Cruz
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PTS | 10 | 8 October 2000 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Gabino Del Orbe
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KO | 1 (8) | 26 June 2000 | La Romana, Dominican Republic
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| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Rafael De la Cruz
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TKO | 3 (8) | 29 April 2000 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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| 27 | Loss | 24–2–1 | Paul Spadafora
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UD | 12 | 3 March 2000 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, Wisconsin, US
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For IBF Lightweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Rafael Valerio
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TKO | 10 | 1 February 2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Ambioris Figuero
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PTS | 12 | 25 October 1999 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Geovany Fernandez
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TKO | 2 (10) | 9 October 1999 | La Vega, Dominican Republic
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| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Johnny Diaz Lebron
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KO | 1 (10) | 19 July 1999 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Sigfredo Cabera
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KO | 1 (10) | 31 May 1999 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Rafael Meran
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PTS | 12 | 27 March 1999 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Retained WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Sigfredo Cabera
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KO | 2 (10) | 16 February 1999 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Freddy Cruz
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PTS | 12 | 15 December 1998 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Retained WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Francisco Alvarez
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KO | 4 (12) | 4 November 1998 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Retained WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Danilo Alcantra
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TKO | 8 (10) | 21 October 1998 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Edward Mota
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TKO | 2 (12) | 29 June 1998 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Retained WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Pascual Polanco
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PTS | 12 | 30 April 1998 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 |  Hilario Guzman
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KO | 2 (10) | 26 February 1998 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Won World Boxing Council Lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Ramon Emilio
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TKO | 5 (6) | 15 December 1997 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 12 | Win | 10–1–1 | Armando Juan Reyes
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TKO | 8 (12) | 31 July 1997 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Won Dominican Republic Lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 9–1–1 | Prudencio De Jesus
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TKO | 4 (6) | 28 May 1997 | Santo Domingo,[Dominican Republic
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| 10 | Win | 8–1–1 | Felix Perez
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TKO | 2 (6) | 9 May 1997 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 9 | Win | 7–1–1 | Ramon Alix
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TKO | 2 (6) | 1 February 1997 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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For Dominican Republic Super Featherweight title |
| 8 | Win | 6–1–1 | Alexis Urena
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TKO | 3 (6) | 25 November 1996 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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For Dominican Republic Super Featherweight title |
| 7 | Loss | 5–1–1 | Antonio Ramriez
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KO | 2 (12) | 23 September 1996 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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For Dominican Republic Super Featherweight title |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Santiago Matos
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KO | 1 (8) | 11 August 1996 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Antonio Ramriez
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PTS | 12 | 25 March 1996 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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For Dominican Republic Super Featherweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Nino Diaz
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TKO | 3 (8) | 5 August 1995 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Jose Valdez
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KO | 1 (4) | 14 June 1995 | La Vega, Dominican Republic
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Angel Santana
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PTS | 4 | 3 April 1995 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alexis Urena
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TKO | 3 (4) | 30 January, 1995 | La Vega, Dominican Republic
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Victoriano Damián Sosa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Victoriano Sosa from BoxRec (registration required)
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