Albert Sosnowski
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Albert Sosnowski, 2015 |
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Birth Name | Albert Dariusz Sosnowski |
Fight name | The Dragon |
Weight class | Heavyweight |
nationality | Polish |
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 | Jan Drobena | Victory / TKO 1st round | |
25th of September | Poznań, Poland | Andrzej Dziewulski | Victory / TKO 4th round | ||
October 2nd | Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland | Rene Hanl | Points win / 4 rounds | ||
1999 | 13th February | Jastrzebie Zdroj, Poland | Viktor Juhasz | Victory / TKO 1st round | |
March 12th | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | Chris Woollas | Points win / 4 rounds | ||
17th April | Warsaw, Poland | Stipe Balic | Points win / 4 rounds | ||
28th of May | Everton Park Sports Center, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | Gary Williams | Victory / TKO 4th round | ||
June 26th | Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland | Biko Botowamungu | Points victory (unanimously) / 4 rounds | ||
17th July | Gdańsk, Poland | Bruno Foster | Victory / TKO 6th round | ||
September 18 | Gdańsk, Poland | Ignacio Orsola | Victory / KO 1st round | ||
October 22nd | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States | Jeff Lally | Victory / TKO 3rd round | ||
20th November | Gliwice, Poland | Henry Kolle Njume | Points win / 6 rounds | ||
2000 | March 11 | Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom | Luke Simpkin | Points win / 4 rounds | |
April 8th | Gdańsk, Poland | Slobodan Popovic | Victory / KO 1st round | ||
May 27th | Mayfair, London, United Kingdom | Neil Kirkwood | Victory / TKO 1st round | ||
June 24th | Toruń, Poland | Clarence Goins | Victory / TKO 2nd round | ||
August 19th | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | Dan Conway | Points victory (unanimously) / 4 rounds | ||
30. September | Sportcomplex De Wilgenring, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Everett Martin | Victory / TKO 7th round | ||
November 27th | Aston Villa Leisure Center, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | Michael Murray | Victory / TKO 5th round | ||
2001 | 17. March | FTC handball hall, Budapest, Hungary | Arthur Cook | Loss / KO 9th round | |
7th of July | Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Dirk Wallyn | Points victory (unanimously) / 4 rounds | ||
October 13th | FTC handball hall, Budapest, Hungary | Stanislav Tomkatchov | Victory / TKO 3rd round | ||
October 27 | Kolobrzeg, Poland | Robert Magureanu | Victory / TKO 4th round | ||
2002 | 22nd of January | Gdynia, Poland | Catalin Zmarandescu | Victory / KO 1st round | |
9th March | EM Sporthall, Budapest, Hungary | Jacob Odhiambo | Victory / KO 1st round | ||
July 27th | Harvey Hadden Leisure Center, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom | Paul Bonson | Points win / 4 rounds | ||
December 7th | Leisure Center, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom | Jacklord Jacobs | Points win / 6 rounds | ||
2003 | 8th of March | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | Mindaugas Kulikauskas | Victory / TKO 2nd round | |
12. April | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | Mike Holden | Points win / 6 rounds | ||
5th July | Leisure Center, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom | Jason Brewster | Victory / TKO 2nd round | ||
22nd of November | Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | Chris Woollas | Victory / TKO 1st round | ||
2004 | 31 January | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | Greg Scott Briggs | Victory / KO 2nd round | |
10th of April | MEN Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom | Paul King | Points win / 4 rounds | ||
June 26th | Kings Hall, Belfast, Ireland, UK | Wojciech Bartnik | Points win / 6 rounds | ||
September 11 | Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary | Kenny Craven | Victory / KO 2nd round | ||
2005 | 22nd of January | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, United States | Tommy Connelly | Victory / TKO 2nd round | |
19th March | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Travis Fulton | Victory / TKO 2nd round | ||
28th of May | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States | Orlin Norris | Point victory (majority decision) / 6 rounds | ||
2006 | 25. May | Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa | Osborne Machimana | Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds | |
November 4th | Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa | Lawrence Tauasa | Point victory (majority decision) / 12 rounds | ||
2007 | 8th June | Civic Center, Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom | Steve Herelius | Victory / TKO 9th round | |
September 14th | Ice Rink, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom | Manuel Alberto Pucheta | Victory / KO 2nd round | ||
2008 | January 25th | Goresbrook Leisure Center, Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom | Colin Kenna | Points win / 10 rounds | |
April 25 | Utopia Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York, United States | Terrell Nelson | Victory / TKO 5th round | ||
6th of August | Aviator Sports Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States | Zuri Lawrence | Point loss (unanimous) / 8 rounds | ||
November 8th | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | Danny Williams | Victory / TKO 8th round | ||
2009 | 4. April | Burg-Wächter-Castello, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Francesco Pianeta | draw | |
December 18th | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | Paolo Vidoz | Points victory (unanimous) / 12 rounds | ||
2010 | May 29th | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Vitali Klitschko | Loss / KO 10th round | |
25th of September | Robin Park Center, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom | Paul Butlin | Victory / TKO 1st round | ||
2011 | 26th of March | Universum Box Gym, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany | Alexander Dimitrenko | 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 )
personal data | |
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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 |