FILADELFIA – Camden, NJ junior lightweight Jason Sosa, takes home the Briscoe Award as the “2016 Philly Fighter of the Year”, el domingo at the annual awards event presented by Philly Boxing History Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring and celebrating the Philadelphia fight scene – past and present.
Sosa upended the boxing world in 2016 by raising his game to the championship level and pulling off two upsets that few experts gave him the slightest chance of winning.
Primero, Sosa traveled to China to face WBA champion and heavy betting favorite Javier Fortuna for the WBA belt. Fortuna was skilled and carried a points lead into round eleven. Sin embargo, Sosa’s “no quit” attitude keeps him in the fight until the very last bell. In the 11th, Sosa shocked Fortuna, and everyone watching, with a TKO victory that made the Camden fighter a world champ.
Five months later, Sosa defended his crown in Monte Carlo against another betting favorite, Stephen Smith of Liverpool. Sosa dropped Smith in the second and kept his title with a unanimous decision.
On the strength and significance of these two victories, Sosa led the pack among all other Philly-based boxers, and earned the biggest award at the 10th Annual Briscoe Awards, which will be presented on Sunday, Octubre 15, 2017, en Xfinity Live! Filadelfia, 1:00 Primer ministro.
ACERCA DE LOS PREMIOS BRISCOE EN Octubre 15 DE 1-4 Primer ministro
Los premios Briscoe se nombran en honor al legendario peso mediano de Filadelfia Bennie Briscoe y los trofeos entregados. – la estatua de Briscoe y la medalla de Briscoe – todos llevan la imagen del icono fallecido. El evento reúne a la comunidad de boxeo local., incluidos los ganadores del premio, sus familias, boxeadores pasados y presentes, los fanáticos del boxeo, otras personas del boxeo, y fanáticos de los deportes en general.
Este es el décimo año de los premios Briscoe, que son presentados por Philly Boxing History Inc., un 501(c)3 Organización sin ánimo de lucro, dedicado a preservar y celebrar el gran legado del boxeo de Filadelfia. Los ganadores anteriores de los premios Briscoe incluyen a Bernard Hopkins, Danny García, Steve Cunningham, y muchos otros.
El evento regresa a Xfinity Live! Filadelfia, el eje central de los estadios deportivos de Filadelfia, situado en
1100 Avenida Pattison en el sur de Filadelfia. Admission is $5, y los boletos se pueden comprar en BriscoeAwards.com o llamando
609-377-6413. Todos son bienvenidos.
The 10th Annual Briscoe Awards will be held on Sunday, Octubre 15, 2017,
1-4 Primer ministro, en Xfinity Live!,
1100 Avenida Pattison en el sur de Filadelfia.
