Albert Sosnowski
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Birth Name | Albert Dariusz Sosnowski |
Fight name | The Dragon |
Weight class | Heavyweight |
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birthday | March 7, 1979 |
place of birth | Warsaw |
style | Left delivery |
size | 1.89 m |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 60 |
Victories | 49 |
Knockout victories | 30th |
Defeats | 9 |
draw | 2 |
Profile in the BoxRec database |
Albert Dariusz Sosnowski alias " The Dragon " (born March 7, 1979 in Warsaw ) is a Polish professional boxer and former EBU European heavyweight champion.
Career as a boxer
Sosnowski started out kickboxing and signed a contract as a professional boxer at the age of 18, without having previously been an amateur boxer. He played his first fight on July 22, 1998 in Denmark against the Czech Jan Drobena. He won the first round by knockout. He also won the next 18 fights, including eleven more by knockout. In July 2001, he competed against the Canadian Arthur Cook for the WBC junior heavyweight title, but lost on points in front in the ninth round by knockout
On November 4, 2006 he won on points against Lawrence Tausa from Australia the fight for the insignificant world heavyweight title according to the version of the WBF . He successfully defended the title in September 2007 against the Argentine Manuel Alberto Pucheta by knockout in the second round. He had previously won on June 8, 2007 by TKO against the Frenchman Steve Herelius ; however, this was not a fight for the WBF title.
The second loss of his career Sosnowski experienced on August 6, 2008 in New York against the American Zuri Lawrence. In November of the same year, however, he won in London against the favorite British and Tyson conqueror Danny Williams by TKO in the eighth round. In April 2009 he fought in Düsseldorf against the Italian Francesco Pianeta, who trained at the Sauerland boxing stable, for the EBU title of EU heavyweight champion. The duel ended in a draw after twelve rounds, so that Pianeta retained his title as defending champion. When Sosnowski boxed for the EBU European heavyweight title in December 2009, he went out of the ring as the winner against Paolo Vidoz after twelve rounds.
A defense of the EBU belt against Audley Harrison , gold medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games, was planned for April 2010, but Sosnowski canceled it and instead gave up the title because he had the chance to win against Vitali Klitschko on May 29, 2010 for his WBC - World title to climb into the ring. The duel took place in the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen . Klitschko's decision for Sosnowski as an opponent caused a lot of surprise for many people; Critics, such as the former light heavyweight world champion Dariusz Michalczewski , regarded such a fight as too early for Sosnowski or gave him no chance against Klitschko. For the fight against Klitschko Sosnowski was trained by Fiodor Lapin. Sosnowski finally lost to the Ukrainian by knockout in the tenth round.
Another attempt to secure the EBU title in May 2010 failed due to a knockout loss to Alexander Dimitrenko .
List of professional fights
46 wins (28 knockout wins), 4 losses (3 knockout losses), 1 draw | |||||
year | Day | place | opponent | Result for Sosnowski | |
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1998 | 22nd of July | Outrup Speedwaybane, Outrup, Denmark |
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Victory / TKO 1st round | |
25th of September | Poznań, Poland |
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Victory / TKO 4th round | ||
October 2nd | Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland |
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Points win / 4 rounds | ||
1999 | 13th February | Jastrzebie Zdroj, Poland |
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Victory / TKO 1st round | |
March 12th | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom |
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Points win / 4 rounds | ||
17th April | Warsaw, Poland |
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Points win / 4 rounds | ||
28th of May | Everton Park Sports Center, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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Victory / TKO 4th round | ||
June 26th | Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland |
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Points victory (unanimously) / 4 rounds | ||
17th July | Gdańsk, Poland |
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Victory / TKO 6th round | ||
September 18 | Gdańsk, Poland |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
October 22nd | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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Victory / TKO 3rd round | ||
20th November | Gliwice, Poland |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
2000 | March 11 | Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
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Points win / 4 rounds | |
April 8th | Gdańsk, Poland |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
May 27th | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom |
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Victory / TKO 1st round | ||
June 24th | Toruń, Poland |
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Victory / TKO 2nd round | ||
August 19th | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |
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Points victory (unanimously) / 4 rounds | ||
30. September | Sportcomplex De Wilgenring, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Victory / TKO 7th round | ||
November 27th | Aston Villa Leisure Center, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom |
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Victory / TKO 5th round | ||
2001 | 17. March | FTC handball hall, Budapest, Hungary |
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Loss / KO 9th round | |
7th of July | Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Points victory (unanimously) / 4 rounds | ||
October 13th | FTC handball hall, Budapest, Hungary |
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Victory / TKO 3rd round | ||
October 27 | Kolobrzeg, Poland |
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Victory / TKO 4th round | ||
2002 | 22nd of January | Gdynia, Poland |
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Victory / KO 1st round | |
9th March | EM Sporthall, Budapest, Hungary |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
July 27th | Harvey Hadden Leisure Center, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom |
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Points win / 4 rounds | ||
December 7th | Leisure Center, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
2003 | 8th of March | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom |
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Victory / TKO 2nd round | |
12. April | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
5th July | Leisure Center, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom |
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Victory / TKO 2nd round | ||
22nd of November | Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
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Victory / TKO 1st round | ||
2004 | 31 January | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom |
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Victory / KO 2nd round | |
10th of April | MEN Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
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Points win / 4 rounds | ||
June 26th | Kings Hall, Belfast, Ireland, UK |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
September 11 | Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary |
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Victory / KO 2nd round | ||
2005 | 22nd of January | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, United States |
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Victory / TKO 2nd round | |
19th March | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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Victory / TKO 2nd round | ||
28th of May | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Point victory (majority decision) / 6 rounds | ||
2006 | 25. May | Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds | |
November 4th | Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Point victory (majority decision) / 12 rounds | ||
2007 | 8th June | Civic Center, Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Victory / TKO 9th round | |
September 14th | Ice Rink, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Victory / KO 2nd round | ||
2008 | January 25th | Goresbrook Leisure Center, Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom |
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Points win / 10 rounds | |
April 25 | Utopia Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York, United States |
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Victory / TKO 5th round | ||
6th of August | Aviator Sports Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Point loss (unanimous) / 8 rounds | ||
November 8th | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom |
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Victory / TKO 8th round | ||
2009 | 4. April | Burg-Wächter-Castello, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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draw | |
December 18th | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom |
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Points victory (unanimous) / 12 rounds | ||
2010 | May 29th | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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Loss / KO 10th round | |
25th of September | Robin Park Center, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
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Victory / TKO 1st round | ||
2011 | 26th of March | Universum Box Gym, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany |
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Loss / KO 12th round | |
(Source: BoxRec database ) |
Others
In 2008, Sosnowski took part in the Polish reality show VIP Big Brother for two weeks . 2007–2008 he co-hosted a boxing show on the Polish broadcaster TVN. In addition to boxing, his passion is the game of poker , in which he also takes part in tournaments.
Web links
- Sosnowski's official website (Polish)
- Albert Sosnowski in the BoxRec database
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.emito.net/wiadomosci/sport/pokonac_gladiatora_645197.html
- ↑ Michalczewski nie daje szans Sosnowskiemu. March 16, 2016, accessed December 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Fiodor Lapin przygotuje Alberta Sosnowskiego do walki życia. Retrieved December 21, 2019 (Polish).
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
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SURNAME | Sosnowski, Albert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sosnowski, Albert Dariusz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw , Poland |