Elio Rojas
Elio Rojas | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Elio Enai Rojas |
Nickname(s) | The Kid |
Weight(s) | Featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Nationality | Dominican Republican |
Born | Villa Riva, Duarte, Dominican Republic | September 25, 1982
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.
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- 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