Venue: M&S Bank Arena (Liverpool Arena), King’s Dock, Port of Liverpool, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom.
Undercard bouts begin approximately 7:00 PM BST (2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT). This 6-round middleweight contest is scheduled mid-undercard (ring walks expected around 8:00–9:00 PM BST / 3:00–4:00 PM ET, depending on pacing). Main-event ring walks are around 9:20–10:00 PM BST.
Weight Class and Rounds: 6-round middleweight bout (160 lbs / 72.6 kg limit).
Injury Report: No reported injuries for either fighter. Tom Rafferty has fought regularly into late 2025 with no setbacks or cuts noted in recent stoppages. Pablo Sosa has been active through 2025 (including bouts in Poland and the UK) with no public complications or withdrawals. Both are confirmed fit and cleared.
Fighter Profiles and Matchup
Tom Rafferty – United Kingdom (Oldham/Shaw, Lancashire), age 28, orthodox stance.
Pro record: 16-0-0 (6 KOs, 37.5% KO rate). Rising Matchroom prospect trained at Finest Boxing Gym. Improving boxer-puncher with solid work rate, body attack, and home-crowd support; has shown finishing ability in recent stoppages.
Pablo Sosa (“Vargas”) – Argentina (Cordoba) / Spain (Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares), age 38, orthodox stance.
Pro record: 12-10-3 (3 KOs, 25% KO rate). Veteran journeyman with over 25 pro bouts since 2011. Tough, experienced pressure fighter who relies on durability and volume but has struggled against rising prospects recently.
Recent Form and Fight History
Rafferty’s last 6 fights (all wins):
Dec 20/25, 2025: TKO 4 vs. Lewis Howells (3-4-0) — corner stopped it after Howells was downed.
May 25, 2025: PTS 6 vs. Marcos Nicolas Karalitzky (8-10-2).
Mar 25, 2025: TKO vs. Dylan Courtney (2-18-2).
Dec 6, 2024: PTS vs. Mateusz Pawlowski (2-3-0).
Apr 27, 2024: KO vs. Vaidas Balciauskas (3-28-0) — body shot finish.
Feb 17, 2024: PTS vs. Serhii Ksendzov (4-20-0).
Rafferty is unbeaten in 16 pro bouts and has looked progressively sharper with stoppages mixed in.
Sosa’s last 6 fights (mixed, current 3-loss streak):
May 10/25, 2025: Loss UD vs. Kamil Kuzdzien (12-0-0).
Nov 24, 2024: Loss UD vs. Niall Brown (12-0-0).
May 24/17, 2024: Loss UD vs. Lukasz Maciec (28-7-1).
Earlier 2024/2023: Scattered wins/draws against lower-level opposition, but no victories in 2024–2025.
Sosa is tough and experienced but has been outclassed by unbeaten or higher-level fighters lately.
Style matchup: Rafferty’s youth, work rate, and improving power versus Sosa’s veteran durability and forward pressure. Rafferty should control range and look to break Sosa down over the middle rounds; Sosa’s path is to make it rugged and hope to survive for a decision or catch Rafferty late.
FIGHT ODDS
Pablo Sosa + 1100
Tom Rafferty – 4000
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, April 17, 2026
