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Elio Rojas

2414 KOs

20 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-W-W-W-L-W

Career

division

Lightweight

status

inactive

bouts

26

rounds

138

KO %

58.3%

KO wins

14

KO losses

0

career

2004–2014

debut

2004-03-19

last fight

2014-08-13

Profile

birth name

Elio Enai Rojas

alias

The Kid

manager

promoter

DiBella Entertainment (2014-08-13–2014-08-13)Don King Productions, Inc. (2010-02-20–2010-02-20)

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 7″ / 170cm

reach

70″ / 178cm

nationality

Dominican Republic

origin

San Francisco de Macoris Dominican Republic

city / state / zip

Brooklyn, New York

dob

1982-09-25

age

44

Latest news

Mikey Garcia ends his boxing exile

2016-07-13 · Boxing News Online

MIKEY GARCIA has been out of the sport for far too long. He is a tremendous talent and, on July 30 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, he finally ends his two and a half year exile from the sport. Garcia is scheduled to box Elio Rojas in a 10-round…

Mikey Garcia Ends 30-Month Boxing Hiatus; Faces Elio Rojas at Santa Cruz-Frampton on July 30

2016-06-28 · http://fightnetwork.com/ (registration)

BROOKLYN (June 28, 2016)?Undefeated former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia will return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff on Saturday, July 30 on an exciting night of boxing on SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME EXTREME that is one of …

Jhonny Gonzalez bests Elio Rojas

2012-04-29 · FOXSports.com

For more boxing news and analysis, check out The Boxing Tribune. Making the fourth defense of the belt he took from Hozumi Hasegawa in 2011, Gonzalez pressed the attack and scored points early on pure, effective aggression…

A happy homecoming for new champ Elio Rojas

2009-08-02 · Miami Herald

When resting between fights, Elio Rojas usually visits his native Dominican Republic. Rojas had reason to relish his latest trip last week. Rojas, 26, returned home with a world title. Rojas became the only active Dominican fighter to capture a title…

Rojas claims WBC featherweight title from Aoh

2009-07-17 · TSN

TOKYO -- Challenger Elio Rojas of the Dominican Republic defeated Takahiro Aoh of Japan in a unanimous decision Tuesday to become the new WBC featherweight champion. Rojas dominated from the opening rounds and was never seriously challenged in the…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

14 9 4

W-UD

BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 137 / 138 lbs

Judges: Julie Lederman | Frank Lombardi | Waleska Roldan

Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr.

Promoter: DiBella Entertainment

Jhonny Gonzalez

51 7 0

L-UD

Grand Oasis Resort, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

WBC

12 of 12 · 125 / 126 lbs

Judges: Thomas Nardone | Hubert Minn | Guido Cavalleri

Referee: Jon Schorle

18 17 5

W-TKO

Polideportivo, San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic

8 of 10 · 128 / 128 lbs · 1:32

Referee: Ramon Valdez

Guty Espadas Jr

45 7 0

W-UD

Poliforum Zamna, Merida, YucatÃ¡n, Mexico

WBC

12 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: Gerald Ritter | Alan Krebs | Max DeLuca

Referee: Hector Afu

Promoter: Don King Productions, Inc.

17 1 1

W-UD

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

WBC

12 of 12 · 125 / 126 lbs

Judges: Duane Ford | Anek Hongtongkam | Gelasio Perez

Referee: Laurence Cole

Hector Velazquez

50 11 2

W-UD

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator

12 of 12 · 125 / 126 lbs

Judges: Bill Clancy | Larry Ingle | Gary Ritter

Referee: Keith Hughes

21 6 2

L-SD

Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico

WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator

10 of 10 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: James Jen Kin 94-93 | Jesse Reyes 93-94 | Steve Morrow 92-95

Referee: Frank Garza

Johnnie Edwards

11 0 0

W-UD

Belterra Casino & Resort, Belterra, Indiana, USA

10 of 10 · 128 / 128 lbs

Judges: Gary Merritt 100-90 | Bill Paige 100-90 | Nathan Palmer 100-90

Referee: Eric Fetzer

41 6 0

W-UD

Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

8 of 8 · 128 / 134 lbs

Judges: Gerald Maltz 80-71 | Dennis O'Connell 80-71 | Chris Wilson 80-71

Referee: Tony Zaino

18 16 1

W-KO

Club ParaÃso, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

3 · 130 / 130 lbs

Frankie Martinez

7 7 2

W-KO

DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

2 of 8 · 127 / 127 lbs · 2:59

Referee: Robert Benoit

17 9 1

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

1 of 8 · 128 / 126 lbs · 2:05

Referee: Samuel Viruet

21 27 1

W-UD

Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

4 of 4 · 127 / 128 lbs

Dionisio Rodriguez

0 7 0

W-TKO

Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

2 of 8 · 126 / 126 lbs

Anthony Martinez

19 18 3

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

6 of 6 · 127 / 128 lbs

Judges: Joe Ware 60-54 | Ron McNair 60-53 | Steve Weisfeld 60-52

Referee: Benjy Esteves, Jr.

12 12 2

W-UD

DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

6 of 6 · 127 / 125 lbs

3 5 1

W-TKO

Savvis Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

3 of 4 · 126 / 125 lbs · 1:13

Judges: Marty Bickle | Fred Fensom | Ken Gray

Referee: Kevin Champion

Elvis Luciano Martinez

10 9 2

W-TKO

Palacio de los Deportes, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

2

Francisco Melendez

6 5 0

W-TKO

San Pedro, Dominican Republic

3

Cristian Martinez

1 5 0

W-KO

Coliseo Pepe Mallen, San Pedro, Dominican Republic

1 · 127 lbs

3 0 0

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

2 of 6 · 126 / 128 lbs

1 23 0

W-KO

Club de Villa Consuelo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

2 of 6 · 130 / 131 lbs

0 1 0

W-TKO

Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

3 of 6 · 126 lbs · 1:17

0 0 0

W-TKO

Orion Palace, Brooklyn, New York, USA

1 of 4 · 125 lbs

Luis Antonio Lopez

2 4 0

W-UD

Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA

4 of 4 · 132 / 132 lbs

0 0 0

W-TKO

Olympic Theater, New York, New York, USA

1 of 4 · 128 / 125 lbs