Albert Sosnowski

Albert Sosnowski
Albert Sosnowski
	Sosnowski in 2015
Born	Albert Dariusz Sosnowski; 7 March 1979 (age 45); Warsaw, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Other names	The Dragon
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Reach	196 cm (77 in)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	59
Wins	49
Wins by KO	30
Losses	8
Draws	2

Albert Dariusz Sosnowski (born 7 March 1979) is a Polish professional boxer who has challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title.^[1]

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.

Professional boxing record

59 fights, 49 wins (30 knockouts), 8 losses, 2 draw
No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
59	Lose	49-8-2	Andrzej Wawrzyk	TKO	5 (10)	17 Sep 2016	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland	For vacant Polish Heavyweight title.
58	Win	49–7-2	Andras Csomor	TKO	2 (8), 2:58	18 Mar 2016	Aqua Żyrardów, Żyrardów, Poland
57	Loss	48–7-2	Marcin Rekowski	TKO	7 (10), 0:48	31 May 2014	Globus Hall, Lublin, Poland
56	Win	48–6-2	Wladimir Letr	TKO	1 (6), 2:00	26 Apr 2014	Arena Hall, Legionowo, Poland
55	Loss	47–6-2	Martin Rogan	TKO	3 (3), 1:56	23 Feb 2013	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
54	Loss	47–5-2	Kevin Johnson	SD	3	20 Jun 2012	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
53	Win	47–4-2	Maurice Harris	SD	3	20 Jun 2012	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Albert Sosnowski – Fighter Page". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
^ "Vitali Klitschko to fight Albert Sosnowski". USA Today. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

External links

Official Website
Boxing record for Albert Sosnowski from BoxRec (registration required)

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

[Boxrec-1] "Albert Sosnowski – Fighter Page". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 January 2008.

[2] "Vitali Klitschko to fight Albert Sosnowski". USA Today. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

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