The boxing evening that was held in the United States this Wednesday left an image of deep concern in the fight that opened the event following the brutal knockout suffered by the Argentine Jonathan Ariel Sosa in the first round of his confrontation against the North American Terrence Williams.
Yoni Sosa faced a presentation to six rounds in the divisional welterweight (147 lbs / 66.68kgs) in the Whitesands Events Center from Plant City, Florida. The start of the action in the place lasted just over a minute, following the violent KO that the local gave the Argentine. Sosa had initially claimed a clear blow to the back of the headalthough the scene ended worryingly a while later when Williams hit a left blow who defeated his opponent’s guard and He immediately repeated that same punch when it was already falling.
Judge Michael DeJesus’ reaction was immediate when he saw the Argentine’s body reaction: he ended the fight and called for medical assistance. The last thing the transmission showed was the exit of the South American ring helped by four people after needing assistance with oxygen.
The records indicate that the native of San Martín has 33 years and a record of 7 wins (4KO), but 17 losses (6 KO). The fact that did not go unnoticed is that the statistics on the site BoxRec show that since mid-2017 until this Wednesday he lost 13 fights of the 14 he faced (one scored a tie). After completing his entire professional career in Argentina, in 2021 landed in the United States and made five presentations in a rowall with the same adverse result.
Williams, ten years younger than his current opponent, added his sixth professional victory in a row and remained undefeated, accumulating the fifth knockout since it began its journey in March 2023.
On social networks, the North American posted a message assuring “my opponent is fine and responding”: “I want to thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ for keeping me and my opponent safe.” During the broadcast, the evening’s reporters reported during the following fight: “The knockout was against Jonathan Ariel Sosa. I’m telling you now, Ariel Sosa is in the hospital. They report to us that he is in good health. He fortunately walked out of the ring“But it was a spectacular knockout.” So far, there have been no updates on the Argentine’s condition.
The official account of Pro Box TVin charge of the broadcast of the evening, barely limited itself to broadcasting the video with the title “Scary KO”. “Monstrous KO. Let’s hope Sosa is fine,” a fan posted online. “Terrence Williams goes to 6-0 (5KOs) with one of the most brutal KOs you will see,” said another.
Chain Fox Sportsin its North American edition, echoed what happened and titled: “Wild KO of the Year contender is absolutely terrifying”. In the description of what happened, he also noted the illegal blow that Sosa claimed: “While Williams was accused of punching the back of Sosa’s head early, the fight ended just over a minute in when Williams landed two huge left hands on the Argentine’s chin. In the second, Sosa fell to the canvas with stiff limbs and the referee immediately called for medical assistance.”
The card in Florida had the Kazakh as its main fight Sergey Lipinets before the British Robbie Davies Jr. (23-5 his record) over ten rounds. After the previous triumphs of Robert Meriwether III (vs. Victor Manuel Lopez Gala), Tsendbaatar Erdenebat (about Alberto Mercado) and Fernely Feliz (before César Navarro), Lipinets won on the cards by unanimous decision and added the 18th win of his career with 3 losses.
