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Victoriano Sosa

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Victoriano Damián Sosa (born April 17, 1974 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a former boxer.

Personal

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Sosa is second cousin of Major League Baseball player Sammy Sosa.

Amateur career

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Member of the 1992 Dominican Olympic Team as a Featherweight. His results were:[1]

Pro career

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His 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

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48 fights 42 wins 4 losses
By knockout 31 2
By decision 11 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
48 Win 42–4–2 Costa Rica Francisco Campos TKO 10 (10) 9 December 2005 United States Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York
47 Win 41–4–2 Dominican Republic Leonardo Espinal KO 2 (8) 18 June 2005 Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
46 Win 40–4–2 Venezuela Darwin Padron KO 3 (10) 11 April 2005 United States Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
45 Win 39–4–2 Dominican Republic Marcos Hernandez TKO 1 (12) 18 October 2004 United States Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Won Dominican Republic Lightweight title
44 Win 38–4–2 United States Marteze Logan UD 10 11 June 2004 United States Turning Stone Resort Casino, Veron, Wisconsin, US
43 Loss 37–4–2 Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto TKO 4 (12) 28 February 2004 United States MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, US For WBC International Super Lightweight title
42 Win 37–3–2 Dominican Republic Danilo Alcantara TKO 4 (10) 5 January 2004 Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
41 Win 36–3–2 Mexico Miguel Angel Huerta UD 10 10 October 2003 United States McBride Hall, Gary, Indiana, US
40 Loss 35–3–2 United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. UD 12 19 April 2003 United States Selland Arena, Fresno, California, US For WBC Lightweight title
39 Win 35–2–2 Dominican Republic Luis Sosa TKO 6 (10) 21 February 2003 Dominican Republic Coliseo Carlos ‘Teo’ Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
38 Draw 34–2–2 United States Lamar Murphy SD 12 9 November 2002 Dominican Republic Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester Pennsylvania, US
37 Win 34–2–1 Dominican Republic Luis Sosa KO 1 (12) 2 March 2002 Dominican Republic La Romana, Dominican Republic Won Dominican Republic Lightweight title
36 Win 33–2–1 Puerto Rico Victor Valentin TKO 3 (8) 18 October 2001 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
35 Win 32–2–1 Mexico Enrique Ramirez TKO 2 (8) 1 September 2001 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
34 Win 31–2–1 Dominican Republic Armando Juan Reyes KO 3 (8) 30 June 2001 Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
33 Win 30–2–1 Dominican Republic Francisco Lorenzo PTS 10 20 April 2001 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
32 Win 29–2–1 Dominican Republic Jose Garcia PTS 10 29 December 2000 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
31 Win 28–2–1 United States Harold Warren UD 10 3 November 2000 United States Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, Wisconsin, US
30 Win 27–2–1 Dominican Republic Freddy Cruz PTS 10 8 October 2000 Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
29 Win 26–2–1 Dominican Republic Gabino Del Orbe KO 1 (8) 26 June 2000 Dominican Republic La Romana, Dominican Republic
28 Win 25–2–1 Dominican Republic Rafael De la Cruz TKO 3 (8) 29 April 2000 Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
27 Loss 24–2–1 United States Paul Spadafora UD 12 3 March 2000 United States Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, Wisconsin, US For IBF Lightweight title
26 Win 24–1–1 Dominican Republic Rafael Valerio TKO 10 1 February 2000 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
25 Win 23–1–1 Dominican Republic Ambioris Figuero PTS 12 25 October 1999 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
24 Win 22–1–1 Dominican Republic Geovany Fernandez TKO 2 (10) 9 October 1999 Dominican Republic La Vega, Dominican Republic
23 Win 21–1–1 Dominican Republic Johnny Diaz Lebron KO 1 (10) 19 July 1999 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
22 Win 20–1–1 Dominican Republic Sigfredo Cabera KO 1 (10) 31 May 1999 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
21 Win 19–1–1 Dominican Republic Rafael Meran PTS 12 27 March 1999 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Retained WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title
20 Win 18–1–1 Dominican Republic Sigfredo Cabera KO 2 (10) 16 February 1999 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19 Win 17–1–1 Dominican Republic Freddy Cruz PTS 12 15 December 1998 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Retained WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title
18 Win 16–1–1 Dominican Republic Francisco Alvarez KO 4 (12) 4 November 1998 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Retained WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title
17 Win 15–1–1 Dominican Republic Danilo Alcantra TKO 8 (10) 21 October 1998 Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
16 Win 14–1–1 Dominican Republic Edward Mota TKO 2 (12) 29 June 1998 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Retained WBC FECARBOX Lightweight title
15 Win 13–1–1 Dominican Republic Pascual Polanco PTS 12 30 April 1998 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
14 Win 12–1–1 Panama Hilario Guzman KO 2 (10) 26 February 1998 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Won World Boxing Council Lightweight title
13 Win 11–1–1 Dominican Republic Ramon Emilio TKO 5 (6) 15 December 1997 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
12 Win 10–1–1 Dominican Republic Armando Juan Reyes TKO 8 (12) 31 July 1997 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Won Dominican Republic Lightweight title
11 Win 9–1–1 Dominican Republic Prudencio De Jesus TKO 4 (6) 28 May 1997 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo,[Dominican Republic
10 Win 8–1–1 Dominican Republic Felix Perez TKO 2 (6) 9 May 1997 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
9 Win 7–1–1 Dominican Republic Ramon Alix TKO 2 (6) 1 February 1997 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic For Dominican Republic Super Featherweight title
8 Win 6–1–1 Dominican Republic Alexis Urena TKO 3 (6) 25 November 1996 Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic For Dominican Republic Super Featherweight title
7 Loss 5–1–1 Dominican Republic Antonio Ramriez KO 2 (12) 23 September 1996 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic For Dominican Republic Super Featherweight title
6 Win 5–0–1 Dominican Republic Santiago Matos KO 1 (8) 11 August 1996 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
5 Draw 4–0–1 Dominican Republic Antonio Ramriez PTS 12 25 March 1996 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic For Dominican Republic Super Featherweight title
4 Win 4–0 Dominican Republic Jose Nino Diaz TKO 3 (8) 5 August 1995 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
3 Win 3–0 Colombia Jose Valdez KO 1 (4) 14 June 1995 Dominican Republic La Vega, Dominican Republic
2 Win 2–0 Dominican Republic Angel Santana PTS 4 3 April 1995 Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
1 Win 1–0 Dominican Republic Alexis Urena TKO 3 (4) 30 January, 1995 Dominican Republic La Vega, Dominican Republic

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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