| Albert Sosnowski | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Albert Sosnowski |
| Nickname(s) | Dragon |
| Rated at | heavyweight |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 7 March 1979 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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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]
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 |
| 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 | |