There have been tomes written about athletes who have hit the big time and ended up destitute. In the last couple years, Camden boxer Jason Sosa looked to be on his way to joining this unpopular club. Next month, the Puerto Rican faces a crossroads - become a footnote in someone else’s career or be on his way to becoming a two-time World Champion, with the world at his feet once again.
When he fights at Temple University’s Liacouras Center on August 10, he looks to secure a big opportunity — one that can undo the mistakes made when he was flush with cash after fighting one of the world’s biggest names, and get him out of from under the mountain of debt that has recently dampened his naturally optimistic spirit.
The super featherweight was an unlikely champion when he upset Javier Fortuna in 2016 to win the WBA Super Featherweight World Title. An amateur career that started when Sosa was 20 was set aside after only three fights. He made his professional debut at the storied Blue Horizon in Philadelphia in November, 2009, knocking out Jonathan Ocasio in three rounds.
