Elio Rojas
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic | September 25, 1982|||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Elio Enai Rojas (born September 25, 1982) 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
Professional career
Rojas turned professional in 2004 and scored 19 straight victories to start his career.
On September 13, 2008, Rojas defeated Hector Velasquez in a WBC challenger elimination bout.
On July 14, 2009, Rojas traveled to Japan to fight Takahiro Aho,[1] the WBC featherweight champion. Rojas won the WBC Featherweight Title with a unanimous decision.
Rojas signed to unify the featherweight title in 2010 only to injure his hand prior to the fight.
Rojas faced Mexican boxer Jhonny Gonzales, to regain the WBC Featherweight title but lost via unanimous decision.[2]
Professional boxing record
27 fights | 24 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 14 | 1 |
By decision | 10 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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27 | Loss | 24-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | 2016-07-30 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 24-2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 (8) | 2014-08-13 | ![]() |
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25 | Loss | 23-2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 (12) | 2012-04-28 | ![]() |
For WBC Featherweight title |
24 | Win | 23-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | 2011-09-16 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 22-1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 (12) | 2010-02-20 | ![]() |
Retained WBC Featherweight title |
22 | Win | 21-1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 (12) | 2009-07-14 | ![]() |
Won WBC Featherweight title |
21 | Win | 20-1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 (12) | 2008-09-13 | ![]() |
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20 | Loss | 19–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 (10) | 2007-07-13 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 (10) | 2007-03-02 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 (8) | 2006-11-04 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (8) | 2006-09-24 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8) | 2006-05-06 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8) | 2006-01-07 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 (4) | 2005-09-03 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2005-06-18 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 (6) | 2005-04-30 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11-0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 (6) | 2005-04-02 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | 2005-02-05 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 2004-12-17 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 2004-12-11 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | 2004-11-20 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 2004-10-02 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 2004-08-22 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 2004-07-16 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2004-05-14 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 (4) | 2004-05-07 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2004-03-19 | ![]() |
See also
References
- ^ "Rojas wins by unanimous decision". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Jhonny Gonzalez bests Elio Rojas in Cancun, Salgado decisions Honorio". The Boxing tribune. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
External links
- Boxing record for Elio Rojas from BoxRec (registration required)
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic male boxers
- People from San Francisco de Macorís
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- World featherweight boxing champions
- World Boxing Council champions