Albert Sosnowski

Albert Sosnowski
Statistics
Real name Albert Sosnowski
Nickname(s) Dragon
Rated at heavyweight
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Nationality Polish
Born 7 March 1979 (1979-03-07) (age 32)
Warsaw, Poland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 52
Wins 46
Wins by KO 28
Losses 4(3KO)
Draws 2
No contests 0

Albert Dariusz Sosnowski (born 7 March 1979, Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division.[1]

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Professional career

Debut fight

His first fight as a professional boxer was in July 1998, in Outrup, Denmark, when he beat Czech fighter Jan Drobena with a first round knockout.[1]

Title fights

Sosnowski won his first 19 fights, 12 wins by KO, and had fought in Denmark, Poland, United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands.[1]

In July 2001, Sosnowski fought for his first title belt against Canadian Arthur Cook in Budapest, Hungary, for the vacant WBC World Youth heavyweight title. Sosnowski, who was clearly ahead on points all scorecards, was knocked out by Cook in the ninth round to take the title.

In July 2008, Sosnowski lost to journeyman Zuri Lawrence, who had taken the fight on late notice but in November 2008 he defeated British fighter Danny Williams when Sosnowski himself was the underdog and he had taken the fight at late notice. He won by TKO after 1:17 of the 8th round.[1]

He fought Francesco Pianeta for the EBU-EU Heavyweight title on 4 April 2009 with the fight going to a draw after twelve rounds.

On 18 December 2009, Sosnowski fought and defeated Paolo Vidoz for the EBU Heavyweight title, winning by unanimous decision. He was subsequently lined up to face heavyweight Prizefighter series winner and former Olympic gold medallist, Audley Harrison for his first defence of the title, with the fight being scheduled for 9 April 2010. He cancelled this fight for a shot at Vitali Klitschko for his WBC title.[2] Sosnowski lost to Klitschko by 10th round knockout after being worn down by shots to the head throughout the fight.

Vacant
Title last held by
Matt Skelton
EBU Heavyweight Champion
December 18, 2009 - March 2010
Vacant
Title next held by
Audley Harrison

Professional boxing record

46 Wins (28 knockouts), 4 Losses, 2 Draws [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Draw 46-4-2 Hastings Rasani PTS 6 09/11/2011 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom Scoring was 57-57.
Loss 46-4-1 Alexander Dimitrenko KO 12 (12) 26/03/2011 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany For EBU (European) Heavyweight title.
Win 46-3-1 Paul Butlin TKO 1 (8) 25/09/2010 Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom Butlin down twice.
Loss 45-3-1 Vitali Klitschko KO 10 (12) 29/05/2010 Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany For WBC Heavyweight title.
Win 45-2-1 Paolo Vidoz UD 12 18/12/2009 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom Won vacant EBU (European) Heavyweight title.
Draw 44-2-1 Francesco Pianeta PTS 12 04/04/2009 Burg-Waechter Castello, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany For EBU-EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
Win 44–2 Danny Williams TKO 8 (10) 08/11/2008 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom
Loss 43–2 Zuri Lawrence UD 8 06/08/2008 Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win 43–1 Terrell Nelson TKO 5 (8) 25/04/2008 Utopia Paradise Theatre, Bronx, New York, United States
Win 42–1 Colin Kenna PTS 5 (8) 25/01/2008 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Win 41–1 Manuel Alberto Pucheta KO 2 (12) 15/09/2007 Ice Rink, Dagenham, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom Retained WBF Heavyweight title.
Win 40–1 Steve Herelius TKO 9 (10) 08/06/2007 Civic Centre, Motherwell, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win 39–1 Lawrence Tauasa MD 12 04/11/2006 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa Won vacant WBF Heavyweight title.
Win 38–1 Osborne Machimana UD 10 25/05/2006 Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 37–1 Orlin Norris MD 6 28/05/2005 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 36–1 Travis Fulton TKO 2 (8) 19/03/2005 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 35–1 Tommy Connelly TKO 2 (6) 22/01/2005 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
Win 34–1 Kenny Craven KO 2 (8) 11/09/2004 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
Win 33–1 Wojciech Bartnik PTS 6 26/06/2004 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Win 32–1 Paul King PTS 4 10/04/2004 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Win 31–1 Greg Scott Briggs KO 2 (6) 31/01/2004 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom
Win 30–1 Chris Woollas TKO 1 (6) 22/11/2003 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Win 29–1 Jason Brewster TKO 2 (6) 05/07/2003 Leisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Win 28–1 Mike Holden PTS 6 12/04/2003 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom
Win 27–1 Mindaugas Kulikauskas TKO 2 (6) 08/03/2003 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom
Win 26–1 Jacklord Jacobs PTS 6 07/12/2002 Leisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Win 25–1 Paul Bonson PTS 4 27/07/2002 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Win 24–1 Jacob Odhiambo KO 1 (6) 09/03/2002 E.M. Sporthall, Budapest, Hungary
Win 23–1 Catalin Zmarandescu KO 1 (4) 22/01/2002 Gdynia, Poland
Win 22–1 Robert Magureanu TKO 4 (6) 27/10/2001 Kolobrzeg, Poland
Win 21–1 Stanyslav Tomkachov TKO 3 (6) 13/10/2001 FTC Handball-Hall, Budapest, Hungary
Win 20–1 Dirk Wallyn UD 6 07/07/2001 Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Loss 19–1 Arthur Cook KO 9 (10) 17/03/2001 FTC Handball-Hall, Budapest, Hungary For vacant WBC Youth World Heavyweight title.
Win 19–0 Michael Murray TKO 5 (6) 27/11/2000 Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Win 18–0 Everett Martin TKO 7 (8) 30/09/2000 Sportcomplex De Wilgenring, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 17–0 Dan Conway UD 4 19/08/2000 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 16–0 Clarence Goins TKO 2 (6) 24/06/2000 Torun, Poland
Win 15–0 Neil Kirkwood TKO 1 (6) 27/05/2000 Mayfair, London, England, United Kingdom
Win 14–0 Slobodan Popovic KO 1 (6) 08/04/2000 Gdansk, Poland
Win 13–0 Luke Simpkin PTS 4 11/03/2000 Olympia, Kensington, England, United Kingdom
Win 12–0 Henry Kolle Njume PTS 6 20/11/1999 Gliwice, Poland
Win 11–0 Jeff Lally TKO 3 (6) 22/10/1999 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 10–0 Ignacio Orsola KO 1 (6) 18/09/1999 Gdansk, Poland
Win 9–0 Bruno Foster TKO 6 (6) 17/07/1999 Gdansk, Poland
Win 8–0 Biko Botowamungu UD 4 26/06/1999 Hala Ludowa, Wroclaw, Poland
Win 7–0 Gary Williams TKO 4 (4) 28/05/1999 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Win 6–0 Stipe Balic PTS 4 17/04/1999 Wroclaw, Poland
Win 5–0 Chris Woollas PTS 4 12/03/1999 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom
Win 4–0 Viktor Juhasz TKO 1 (4) 13/02/1999 Jastrzebie Zdroj, Poland
Win 3–0 Rene Hanl PTS 4 02/10/1998 Hala Ludowa, Wroclaw, Poland
Win 2–0 Andrzej Dziewulski TKO 4 (4) 25/09/1998 Poznan, Wroclaw, Poland
Win 1–0 Jan Drobena TKO 1 (4) 22/07/1998 Outrup Speedwaybane, Outrup, Denmark

References

  1. ^ a b c d Boxrec. "Albert Sosnowski". Boxrec Fighter Page. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=014398&cat=boxer. Retrieved 26 January 2008. 
  2. ^ "Vitali Klitschko to fight Albert Sosnowski". USA Today. 9 March 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2010-03-09-729740845_x.htm. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 

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