Sosa vs. Porpramook - Edgar Begins The 09 Journey

By Mark Vester

Last year, Edgar Sosa defended his WBC junior flyweight title four times. He beat Jesus Iribe, Takashi Kunishige, Sonny Boy Jaro and Juanito Rubillar to end the year with seven title defenses since winning the belt in April 07 with a tough decision over Brian Viloria.

On April 4 at the Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Sosa will defend the title against the always game Pornsawan (Kratingdaenggym) Porpramook (21-2, 16KOs) of Thailand. Sosa has been training hard for the fight, sparring an average of eight rounds per day to prepare. At the start of the year, Sosa said that he planned to defend his title at least four times in 2009. He plans to make two more defenses in 2010 and then move up in weight to flyweight.

Porpramook, who moves up in weight, is coming off a decision loss to WBC minimumweight champion Oleydong Sithsamerchai. He also dropped a decision in 2007 to WBO minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes.

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