Elio Rojas
Elio Rojas | |
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Born | Elio Enai Rojas September 25, 1982 Villa Riva, Duarte, Dominican Republic |
Nationality | Dominican Republican |
Other names | The Kid |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 27 |
Wins | 24 |
Wins by KO | 14 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's boxing | ||
Representing The Dominican Republic | ||
World Amateur Championships | ||
2001 Belfast | Bantamweight | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
2002 San Salvador | Featherweight |
Elio Enai Rojas (born September 25, 1982 in Villa Riva, Duarte, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican Republican professional boxer.
Amateur Highlights
1999- Gold Medal in the Battle of Carabobo and Cheo Aponte Tournament.
Elio Rojas solidified his status as a World Class Boxer in 2000 by winning four Gold Medals in international tournaments.
2001 to 2002:
- Gold Medalist Champion of the Independence Cup in Santo Domingo
- Gold Medalist PanAmerican Tournament at 118
- Champion of Central America Champion at 122
- Com of the Olympic festival in Mexico
- Champion of the International Cup Romana
- World Championships Bronze Medalist in Belfast in Northern Ireland
Pro career
Elio Rojas turned Professional in 2004 and scored 19 straight victories to start his career.
On September 13, 2008, Elio defeated Hector Velasquez in a WBC challenger elimination bout.
On July 14, 2009, Elio Rojas traveled to Japan to fight Takahiro Aho, the WBC featherweight champion. Elio Rojas won the WBC Featherweight Title with a unanimous decision.
Elio Rojas signed to unify the featherweight title in 2010 only to injure his hand prior to the fight.
Elio Rojas is healthy and will be fighting Jhonny Gonzalez to regain his title in April 2012.
References
External links
- Boxing record for Elio Rojas from BoxRec (registration required)
- 1982 births
- Featherweight boxers
- Living people
- World Boxing Council champions
- Dominican Republic male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
- Dominican Republic sportspeople stubs
- Caribbean boxing biography stubs