Rodel Mayol stuns Edgar Sosa, Marvin Sonsona draws in Ontario

by Scott Christ on Nov 22, 2009 12:46 AM EST in Boxing Results and Post-Fight Analysis

Rodel Mayol stunned Edgar Sosa with a second round TKO in Mexico. (Photo by Al Bello / Getty Images)

Andre Ward's domination of Mikkel Kessler wasn't the only upset of the night in boxing.

Rodel Mayol shocked long-reigning 108-pound titlist Edgar Sosa with a second round knockout in Mexico, winning the WBC junior flyweight title and completing what was really a hell of a year for the Filipino scrapper. Mayol (26-4-1, 20 KO) battled to a draw and a tight technical decision loss this year in two fights with Ivan Calderon, and the upset win over Sosa raises his stock significantly. He fought three fights with what were considered the two best at 108 pounds, and he wound up on top against Sosa.

In Ontario, Marvin Sonsona went to a draw with Alejandro Hernandez in an unimpressive performance. Sonsona lost his 115-pound title on the scales in the morning. The Boxing Bulletin's Andrew Fruman was in attendance at the fight, and also described Sonsona's performance as unimpressive. The same was said about Steve Molitor's eight-round win over Jose Saez.

Both Mikkel Kessler (14) and Edgar Sosa (20) were ranked in our pound-for-pound top 20, so look out for two new additions tomorrow when we update our rankings. And look for some fast rises for Andre Ward and Rodel Mayol in their divisions, too.

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I hope one of those additions is Tomasz Adamek

Who seems to me to be the most obvious guy missing from your current list. Basically a small cruiser who became lineal, unified 2 titles and just beat a legit HW. But if the cruiser limit was still at 190, he’d be able to make it with no problems whatsoever.

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by Brickhaus on Nov 22, 2009 12:52 AM EST reply actions

well, spoiler

Adamek is coming in.

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by Scott Christ on Nov 22, 2009 1:06 AM EST up reply actions

I had Hernandez winning. Sonsona won the first two rounds by being the agressor and stalker and Hernandez was having problems with his shoes as he kept slipping. His corner had them changed before he came out for the third round and the fighters switched position. Hernandez turned into the agressor and stalker. Sonsona was tired by the end of the fight as he started clinching to rest.

by Johpin on Nov 22, 2009 1:14 AM EST reply actions

Did Marvin look flat? Gassed out early? Because that would be the weight troubles…

by Areglado on Nov 22, 2009 2:54 AM EST up reply actions

There were a few times when he seemed flat footed but Hernandez was making him backpedal. He got tired in the later rounds, but I wouldn’t blame the draw on him not making weight. Like their promoter said, they didn’t waste their time making the weight because they didn’t want him have those issues on fight night. In my opinion, they underestimated Hernandez who was aggressive and made Sonsona get on his bike. Don’t worry he’s going to learn from his mistakes and do better in a higher weight class.

by Johpin on Nov 22, 2009 3:29 AM EST up reply actions

I read somewhere that Sonsona seemed lackadaisical in training camp. He’s very young still, and has now learned that keeping a title is a lot harder than winning it. Hope he stays grounded.

by Areglado on Nov 22, 2009 3:55 AM EST up reply actions

Sonsona had an ice pack on his hand after the fight. He said he injured it during the 3rd round, and it may put him on the shelf for a bit. Aside from that, he was gassed by the middle rounds and was fighting only in spurts. His team said that he would skip 118 altogether and move up to 122, because even getting down to 117 1/2 was very difficult.

As far as who should have won – I thought Hernandez deserved the nod. He just out-worked Sonsona from the 5th round on, and had him constantly on the retreat.

by The Boxing Bulletin on Nov 22, 2009 5:24 AM EST up reply actions

Hmmm… still sounds to me that Sonsona wasn’t really taking Hernandez that seriously. I was a pretty harsh critic of Sonsona and his backers with all the “next Pacquiao” talk and even picked him to lose his fight against Lopez. Well he won big and shut me up with that fight. But still, I can’t stand the hype that surrounds the kid. I hope he’s not buying into it all himself. For now, I’m willing to give him a bit of a pass. If it’s true that he’s growing, and growing rapidly, and therefore having weight issues, that’s not completely his fault. Still, 19 years old or not, I expect him to behave as a professional. I’m eager to see what he has in store for us at 122.

by Areglado on Nov 22, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions