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	60
Wins	49
Wins by KO	30
Losses	9
Draws	2

Last updated April 11, 2024

Albert Dariusz Sosnowski (born 7 March 1979) is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2017. He held the European heavyweight title in 2009 and challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title in 2010.

Professional career

Sosnowski made his professional debut in July 1998, defeating Czech fighter Jan Drobena via first-round knockout in Outrup, Denmark.^[1] He won his first 19 fights, 12 wins by knockout.^[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 technical knockout 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 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

60 fights	49 wins	9 losses
By knockout	30	7
By decision	19	2
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
60	Loss	49–9–2	Łukasz Różański	KO	1 (10)	09 Sep 2017	Stadion MOSiR, Radom, Poland
59	Loss	49–8–2	Andrzej Wawrzyk	RTD	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	Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland
55	Loss	47–6–2	Martin Rogan	TKO	3 (3), 1:56	23 Feb 2013	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter Tournament, heavyweight quarter-final
54	Loss	47–5–2	Kevin Johnson	SD	3	20 Jun 2012	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter Tournament, heavyweight semi-final
53	Win	47–4–2	Maurice Harris	SD	3	20 Jun 2012	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter Tournament, heavyweight quarter-final
52	Draw	46–4–2	Hastings Rasani	PTS	6	09 Nov 2011	York Hall, London, England
51	Loss	46–4–1	Alexander Dimitrenko	KO	12 (12)	26 Mar 2011	Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Germany	For European heavyweight title
50	Win	46–3–1	Paul Butlin	TKO	1 (8)	25 Sep 2010	Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
49	Loss	45–3–1	Vitali Klitschko	KO	10 (12)	29 May 2010	Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	For WBC heavyweight title
48	Win	45–2–1	Paolo Vidoz	UD	12	18 Dec 2009	York Hall, London, England	Won European heavyweight title
47	Draw	44–2–1	Francesco Pianeta	PTS	12	4 May 2009	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany	For European heavyweight title
46	Win	44–2	Danny Williams	TKO	8 (10)	08 Nov 2008	York Hall, London, England
45	Loss	43–2	Zuri Lawrence	UD	8	06/08/2008	Aviator Sports Complex, New York City, New York, U.S.
44	Win	43–1	Terrell Nelson	TKO	5 (8)	25/04/2008	Utopia Paradise Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S.
43	Win	42–1	Colin Kenna	PTS	5 (8)	25/01/2008	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
42	Win	41–1	Manuel Alberto Pucheta	KO	2 (12)	15/09/2007	Ice Rink, Kirkcaldy, Scotland	Retained WBF heavyweight title
41	Win	40–1	Steve Herelius	TKO	9 (10)	08/06/2007	Civic Centre, Motherwell, Scotland
40	Win	39–1	Lawrence Tauasa	MD	12	04/11/2006	Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa	Won vacant WBF heavyweight title
39	Win	38–1	Osborne Machimana	UD	10	25/05/2006	Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa
38	Win	37–1	Orlin Norris	MD	6	28/05/2005	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
37	Win	36–1	Travis Fulton	TKO	2 (8)	19/03/2005	MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
36	Win	35–1	Tommy Connelly	TKO	2 (6)	22/01/2005	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S.
35	Win	34–1	Kenny Craven	KO	2 (8)	11/09/2004	Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
34	Win	33–1	Wojciech Bartnik	PTS	6	26/06/2004	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
33	Win	32–1	Paul King	PTS	4	10/04/2004	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
32	Win	31–1	Greg Scott Briggs	KO	2 (6)	31/01/2004	York Hall, London, England
31	Win	30–1	Chris Woollas	TKO	1 (6)	22/11/2003	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
30	Win	29–1	Jason Brewster	TKO	2 (6)	05/07/2003	Leisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England
29	Win	28–1	Michael Holden	PTS	6	12/04/2003	York Hall, London, England
28	Win	27–1	Mindaugas Kulikauskas	TKO	2 (6)	08/03/2003	York Hall, London, England
27	Win	26–1	Jacklord Jacobs	PTS	6	07/12/2002	Leisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England
26	Win	25–1	Paul Bonson	PTS	4	27/07/2002	Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
25	Win	24–1	Jacob Odhiambo	KO	1 (6)	09/03/2002	E.M. Sporthall, Budapest, Hungary
24	Win	23–1	Cătălin Zmărăndescu	KO	1 (4)	22/01/2002	Gdynia, Poland
23	Win	22–1	Robert Măgureanu	TKO	4 (6)	27/10/2001	Kolobrzeg, Poland
22	Win	21–1	Stanyslav Tomkachov	TKO	3 (6)	13/10/2001	FTC Handball-Hall, Budapest, Hungary
21	Win	20–1	Dirk Wallyn	UD	6	07/07/2001	Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
20	Loss	19–1	Arthur Cook	KO	9 (10)	17/03/2001	FTC Handball-Hall, Budapest, Hungary	For vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title
19	Win	19–0	Michael Murray	TKO	5 (6)	27/11/2000	Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England
18	Win	18–0	Everett Martin	TKO	7 (8)	30/09/2000	Sportcomplex De Wilgenring, Rotterdam, Netherlands
17	Win	17–0	Dan Conway	UD	4	19/08/2000	Foxwoods Resort, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Clarence Goins	TKO	2 (6)	24/06/2000	Torun, Poland
15	Win	15–0	Neil Kirkwood	TKO	1 (6)	27/05/2000	Mayfair, London, England
14	Win	14–0	Slobodan Popovic	KO	1 (6)	08/04/2000	Gdańsk, Poland
13	Win	13–0	Luke Simpkin	PTS	4	11/03/2000	Olympia, London, England
12	Win	12–0	Henry Kolle Njume	PTS	6	20/11/1999	Gliwice, Poland
11	Win	11–0	Jeff Lally	TKO	3 (6)	22/10/1999	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Ignacio Orsola	KO	1 (6)	18/09/1999	Gdańsk, Poland
9	Win	9–0	Bruno Foster	TKO	6 (6)	17/07/1999	Gdańsk, Poland
8	Win	8–0	Biko Botowamungu	UD	4	26/06/1999	Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland
7	Win	7–0	Gary Williams	TKO	4 (4)	28/05/1999	Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
6	Win	6–0	Stipe Balic	PTS	4	17/04/1999	Wrocław, Poland
5	Win	5–0	Chris Woollas	PTS	4	12/03/1999	York Hall, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Viktor Juhasz	TKO	1 (4)	13/02/1999	Jastrzebie Zdroj, Poland
3	Win	3–0	Rene Hanl	PTS	4	02/10/1998	Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland
2	Win	2–0	Andrzej Dziewulski	TKO	4 (4)	25/09/1998	Poznań, Wrocław, Poland
1	Win	1–0	Jan Drobena	TKO	1 (4)	22/07/1998	Outrup Speedwaybane, Outrup, Denmark

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References

1 2 3 "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

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Boxing record for Albert Sosnowski from BoxRec (registration required)

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[Boxrec-1] 1 2 3 "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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Albert Sosnowski
Sosnowski in 2015
Born	Albert Dariusz Sosnowski (1979-03-07) 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	60
Wins	49
Wins by KO	30
Losses	9
Draws	2