On February 28, 2004, a 29-year-old Victoriano Sosa (37-3-2, 27 KOs) and a 23-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto (18-0, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Sosa came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 23 days. Cotto was on a 18-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
Miguel Cotto stopped Victoriano Sosa via TKO in the 4th round. Cotto improves his record to 19-0 (16 KOs), while Sosa adds a loss to his record at 37-4-2.
On April 19, 2003, a 29-year-old Victoriano Sosa (35-2-2, 26 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBC title held by 26-year-old American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (29-0, 20 KOs).
Sosa came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days. Mayweather Jr. was on a 29-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 12 days.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Victoriano Sosa via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring lightweight titles. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 30-0, while Sosa adds a loss to his record at 35-3-2.
On March 3, 2000, a 25-year-old Victoriano Sosa (24-1-1, 19 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight IBF title held by 24-year-old American boxer Paul Spadafora (28-0, 14 KOs).
Sosa came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 2 days. Spadafora was on a 28-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 15 days.
Paul Spadafora defeated Victoriano Sosa via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF lightweight title. Spadafora improves his record to 29-0, while Sosa adds a loss to his record at 24-2-1.
On September 23, 1996, a 22-year-old Victoriano Sosa (5-0-1, 4 KOs) and Antonio Ramriez met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Sosa came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days.
Victoriano Sosa lost to Antonio Ramriez via KO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 5-1-1.