Eden Sonsona

Eden Baja Sonsona (born December 27, 1988) is a Filipino professional boxer. He previously held the WBC and WBF International super featherweight titles, and the GAB Philippine bantamweight title.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Baja and the surname or paternal family name is Sonsona.
Eden Sonsona
Statistics
Real nameEden Baja Sonsona
Nickname(s)Manila's Golden Boy
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
NationalityFilipino
Born (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988
Bula, General Santos, Philippines
StanceSouthpaw[1]
Boxing record
Total fights50
Wins36
Wins by KO13
Losses12
Draws2

He is a cousin of fellow boxer Marvin Sonsona.[2]

Professional career

On his seventeenth professional bout on November 14, 2009, Sonsona made his U.S. debut on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, where he defeated Israeli Eilon Kedem via second-round technical knockout (TKO) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.[3][4] In the following month, his first-round knockout of Monico Laurente won him the vacant Philippine bantamweight title.[4][5] He then defeated Colombian former world champion Mauricio Pastrana by eighth-round TKO on the undercard of Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey in March 2010.[6] However, in his subsequent match in July, he was knocked out by Jonathan Oquendo of Puerto Rico in their battle for the vacant WBO-NABO super bantamweight title.[2][7]

Sonsona won seven of his nine subsequent fights before he won the vacant WBC International super featherweight title through his second-round TKO of then-unbeaten Adrián Estrella of Mexico on May 17, 2015.[8][9] 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.[10][11] He then challenged the undefeated Russian WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight champion Evgeny Chuprakov for a May 5 bout.[11] Sonsona lost the match by a fifth-round TKO, ending the 12-fight unbeaten streak he maintained over the last 7 years.[12]

In 2018, Sonsona lost his second rematch with Barcelona via unanimous decision.[13][14] On March 17, 2021, he lost to Rimar Metuda.[15]

Controversies

On June 19, 2021, Sonsona was arrested for selling methamphetamine during a buy-bust operation in General Santos. The police say he was under surveillance for several months before his arrest.[16]

References
  1. "Eden Sonsona". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. "Concepcion trains like Pacquiao for JuanMa fight". ABS-CBN News. July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. "2 Filipinos win in 'Firepower' undercard". ABS-CBN News. November 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. "Sonsona, Laurente dispute RP bantam belt". The Philippine Star. December 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. "Pastrana pinatulog ni Sonsona". The Philippine Star (in Filipino). March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. "Sonsona stops ex-world champ Pastrana in eight". The Philippine Star. March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. Maglinte, Lemuel P. (July 12, 2010). "Donaire bugtong pinoy lusot sa "The Challenge"". The Philippine Star (in Cebuano). Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. Nathanielsz, Ronnie (May 18, 2015). "40-1 PH underdog wins crown". The Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc. p. A16.
  9. Siasat, JM (May 18, 2015). "Pinoy boxer Eden Sonsona pulls off major upset in Mexico, wins WBC international title". GMA News. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  10. Cordova, Calvin D. "Ex-world champion Petalcorin dominates in 'Brawl in the Mall'". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  11. Cordova, Calvin D. (April 6, 2017). "Pinoy Sonsona to face unbeaten boxer". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  12. Songalia, Ryan (May 6, 2017). "Filipino boxers Sonsona, Paypa KOed by unbeaten Russians". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  13. "Bornea aims for world ranking in IBF". SunStar. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  14. "2 Pinoy pugs face Chinese foes today". Panay News. October 27, 2019. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  15. "Former WBC champion Eden Sonsona arrested after drug buy-bust". GMA News. June 21, 2021. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  16. Rebollido, Rommel (June 21, 2021). "General Santos cops file drug charges vs former PH boxing champ Eden Sonsona". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.


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