Jason Sosa: record, next fight and profile →
This past weekend in Monaco, Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15KOs) made the first successful defense of his WBA "regular" super featherweight title by defeating Stephen Smith over twelve brisk and entertaining rounds.
Javier Fortuna had previously held the secondary WBA “regular” title — until this past June, when he traveled to Beijing and lost to Jason Sosa by 11th-round technical knockout. Fortuna and Sosa both fought this past Saturday. Fortuna outpointed Omar Douglas in Philadelphia while Sosa, who hails from nearby Camden, New Jersey, traveled to Monte Carlo to defeat Stephen Smith.
Monte Carlo - WBA 'regular' super featherweight champion Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Stephen Smith (24-2, 15KOs) to retain the title for the first time. The scores were 116-111, 117-110 and 116-112.
Luis 'King Kong' Ortiz and Malik Scott are ready for battle. They stepped on the scale for the weigh-in for Saturday's heavyweight showdown. Ortiz came in at 239.5-pounds, while Scott was 246.4
This Saturday night in Monte Carlo, Liverpool’s Stephen Smith (24-2, 14 KOs) has his second chance this year to win a world title when he challenges Jason Sosa (19-1-4, 15 KOs) for the WBA featherweight title.
Stephen Smith believes Jason Sosa’s style is perfect for him to become the WBA World Super-Featherweight champion when they clash for the title in Monte-Carlo on Saturday November 12, live on Sky Sports.
Jason Sosa believes he’ll ruin the World title dreams of Stephen Smith once again as he defends his WBA World Super-Featherweight title in Monte Carlo on Saturday November 12, live on Sky Sports.
Jason Sosa (19-1-4, 15 KOs) may have surprised some with his tremendous knockout victory of Javier Fortuna last June in China, but the New Jersey man is aiming to further enhance his growing reputation with a victory over Britain’s Stephen Smith (24-2, 14 KOs) on November 12.
After failing to secure gold earlier this year, Stephen Smith is confident that his second time will be the charm on November 12. Next month, Smith (24-2, 14KOs) will challenge WBA super featherweight world champion Jason Sosa at the Salle des Etoiles in Monaco. The night will be headlined by heavyweight Luis Ortiz making his Matchroom Sport debut against Malik Scott.
Matchroom Boxing and the Casino de Monte-Carlo are delighted to announce a blockbuster night of World championship boxing on November 12 at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo in ‘Monte-Carlo Boxing Bonanza’ live on Sky Sports.