Elio Rojas
Elio Rojas | |
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Birth Name | Elio Enai Rojas |
Fight name | The kid |
Weight class | lightweight |
nationality | Dominican Republic |
birthday | September 25, 1982 |
place of birth | Villa Riva , Duarte , Dominican Republic |
style | Standard boom |
size | 1.70 m |
Range | 178 cm |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 26th |
Victories | 24 |
Knockout victories | 14th |
Defeats | 4th |
Profile in the BoxRec database |
Elio Rojas Enai (* 25. September 1982 in Villa Riva , Duarte , Dominican Republic ) is a Dominican boxer in the featherweight .
amateur
Among the amateurs, he won the gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2002 .
professional
He won his first 19 fights, most of them by knockout. On July 14, 2009 he competed against the Japanese Takahiro Aō for the world champion belt of the WBC and won by unanimous decision. In January 2010 he defended this title against Guty Espadas Jr. On August 25 of the same year he was named "Champion Emeritus" by the WBC. This gave him the opportunity to box directly for the world championship belt at any time.
At the end of April 2012, he faced Jhonny Gonzalez , who held this title, and lost by unanimous decision.
Web links
- Elio Rojas in the BoxRec database
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rojas, Elio |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rojas, Elio Enai (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Villa Riva , Duarte , Dominican Republic |