| Eden Sonsona | |
| Realname: | Eden Baja Sonsona |
| Nickname: | Manila's Golden Boy |
| Weight: | |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Bula, General Santos, Philippines |
| Style: | Southpaw[1] |
| Total: | 50 |
| Wins: | 36 |
| Ko: | 13 |
| Losses: | 12 |
| Draws: | 2 |
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.
He is a cousin of fellow boxer Marvin Sonsona.[2]
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.[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.[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. 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]
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]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Loss | 36–14–2 | Rimar Metuda | KO | 3 (6) | 17 Mar 2021 | |||
| 51 | Loss | 36–13–2 | Marlon Tapales | TKO | 2 (10), | 21 Nov 2020 | |||
| 50 | Loss | 36–12–2 | Adones Aguelo | TKO | 4 (10), | 16 Oct 2019 | |||
| 49 | Loss | 36–11–2 | Jaime Barcelona | SD | 10 | 31 Aug 2019 | |||
| 48 | Loss | 36–10–2 | Jaime Barcelona | UD | 8 | 24 Nov 2018 | |||
| 47 | Loss | 36–9–2 | Ravshanbek Umurzakov | KO | 1 (8), | 19 Aug 2018 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 36–8–2 | Jaime Barcelona | MD | 6 | 9 Sep 2017 | |||
| 45 | Loss | 36–7–2 | Evgeny Chuprakov | TKO | 5 (10), | 5 May 2017 | |||
| 44 | Win | 36–6–2 | Jovany Rota | TKO | 1 (10), | 26 Feb 2017 | |||
| 43 | Win | 35–6–2 | Jaime Barcelona | MD | 8 | 4 Dec 2016 | |||
| 42 | Win | 34–6–2 | Adrián Estrella | TKO | 2 (12), | 16 May 2015 | |||
| 41 | Win | 33–6–2 | Rex Olisa | TKO | 1 (10), | 6 Mar 2015 | |||
| 40 | Draw | 32–6–2 | Bernabe Concepcion | TD | 3 (10), | 26 Jul 2014 | |||
| 39 | Draw | 32–6–1 | Daniel Ferreras | TD | 4 (10), | 27 Jul 2013 | |||
| 38 | Win | 32–6 | Mark Sales | UD | 10 | 22 Dec 2012 | |||
| 37 | Win | 31–6 | Eric Rapada | UD | 10 | 30 Oct 2012 | |||
| 36 | Win | 30–6 | Petchnamnung Sithsaithong | KO | 2 (10), | 3 Jul 2012 | |||
| 35 | Win | 29–6 | Joas Apericio | TKO | 3 (10), | 3 Jul 2012 | |||
| 34 | Win | 28–6 | Gadwin Tubigon | RTD | 6 (10), | 1 Oct 2011 | |||
| 33 | Win | 27–6 | Eman Labanza | MD | 10 | 6 Aug 2011 | |||
| 32 | Loss | 26–6 | Jonathan Oquendo | KO | 9 (10), | 10 Jul 2010 | |||
| 31 | Win | 26–5 | Mauricio Pastrana | KO | 8 (8), | 13 Mar 2010 | |||
| 30 | Win | 25–5 | Monico Laurente | KO | 1 (12), | 12 Dec 2009 | |||
| 29 | Win | 24–5 | Eilon Kedem | TKO | 2 (6), | 14 Nov 2009 | |||
| 28 | Win | 23–5 | Nino Magboo | UD | 10 | 15 Aug 2009 | |||
| 27 | Win | 22–5 | Jhunriel Ramonal | TKO | 1 (10), | 13 May 2009 | |||
| 26 | Win | 21–5 | Anthony Esmedina | UD | 10 | 4 Apr 2009 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 20–5 | Pungluang Sor Singyu | UD | 10 | 6 Feb 2009 | |||
| 24 | Win | 20–4 | Lowie Bantigue | UD | 10 | 24 Aug 2008 | |||
| 23 | Win | 19–4 | Celso Danggod | UD | 10 | 27 Jul 2008 | |||
| 22 | Loss | 18–4 | Richard Olisa | SD | 12 | 21 Apr 2008 | |||
| 21 | Loss | 18–3 | Silence Mabuza | RTD | 8 (12), | 2 Feb 2008 | |||
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Celso Danggod | TKO | 5 (10), | 8 Dec 2007 | |||
| 19 | Loss | 17–2 | Kohei Kono | SD | 12 | 6 Oct 2007 | |||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Eric Rapada | UD | 10 | 7 Jul 2007 | |||
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Marvin Tampus | TD | 10 (12), | 21 Apr 2007 | |||
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Robert Allanic | TD | 6 (12), | 9 Dec 2006 | style=text-align:left;" | ||
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Jerope Mercado | TKO | 9 (12), | 14 Oct 2006 | |||
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Joel Escol | SD | 10 | 22 Jul 2006 | |||
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Eric Barcelona | SD | 12 | 20 May 2006 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Edgar Gabejan | UD | 10 | 17 Mar 2006 | |||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Aljun Salogaol | UD | 10 | 9 Feb 2006 | |||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Isidro Balabat | UD | 8 | 10 Dec 2005 | |||
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Roberto Lerio | TD | 5 (8), | 8 Nov 2005 | |||
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Mario Jun de Asis | TD | 7 (8,) | 27 Aug 2005 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Rosano Miranda | TKO | 4 (6), | 30 Jul 2005 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Renato Nival | UD | 6 | 6 May 2005 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Rommel Bongon | SD | 6 | 12 Feb 2005 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Bryan Vicera | UD | 4 | 30 Dec 2004 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Manny Mansad | UD | 4 | 5 Dec 2004 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Cristo Demejillo | UD | 4 | 26 Sep 2004 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Christopher Bolcio | SD | 4 | 14 Aug 2004 |