Elio Rojas

Not to be confused with Eloy Rojas.

Elio Rojas
Born	Elio Enai Rojas (1982-09-25) 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

Elio Rojas

Medal record
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.

External links

• Boxing record for Elio Rojas from BoxRec (registration required)