Eden Baja Sonsona (born December 27, 1988) is a Filipino professional

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. He previously held the

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and WBF International

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titles, and the GAB Philippine

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title. He is a cousin of fellow boxer

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Professional career

On his seventeenth professional bout on November 14, 2009, Sonsona made his U.S. debut on the undercard of

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, where he defeated Israeli Eilon Kedem via second-round

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(TKO) at the MGM Grand in

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. In the following month, his first-round knockout of Monico Laurente won him the vacant Philippine

title. He then defeated Colombian former world champion

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by eighth-round TKO on the undercard of Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey in March 2010. However, in his subsequent match in July, he was knocked out by

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of Puerto Rico in their battle for the vacant

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- NABO

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title. Sonsona won seven of his nine subsequent fights before he won the vacant

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title through his second-round TKO of then-unbeaten Adrián Estrella of Mexico on May 17, 2015. This was followed by a majority decision win over Jaime Barcelona in December 2016, before securing the vacant WBF International super featherweight title by first-round TKO win over compatriot Jovany Rota on February 26, 2017. He then challenged the undefeated Russian WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight champion Evgeny Chuprakov for a May 5 bout. Sonsona lost the match by a fifth-round TKO, ending the 12-fight unbeaten streak he maintained over the last 7 years. In 2018, Sonsona lost his second rematch with Barcelona via unanimous decision. On March 17, 2021, he lost to Rimar Metuda.

Professional boxing record

Controversies

On June 19, 2021, Sonsona was arrested for selling

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during a buy-bust operation in General Santos. The police say he was under surveillance for several months before his arrest.

References

External links

* 1988 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Filipino male boxers Sportspeople from General Santos Boxers from South Cotabato {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub