Eloy Rojas
{{short description|Venezuelan boxer}}
{{distinguish|text=Elio Rojas, also a former featherweight champion with a similar name}}
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|realname = Eloy David Rojas Leandro
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| height = 1.68 m
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|weight = Featherweight
|birth_date = {{birth date|1967|03|25|df=y}}
|birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela
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|style =Orthodox
|total = 47
|wins = 40
|KO = 28
|losses = 5
|draws = 2
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Eloy David Rojas Leandro (born 25 March 1967) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer in the Featherweight division.
Rojas turned pro in 1986 and won the WBA and Lineal Featherweight Titles in 1993 by defeating Yong-Kyun Park by decision. He defended the titles six times before losing them to Wilfredo Vazquez in 1996 via TKO in a fight which he was leading on all cards. Rojas never challenged for a world title again, and retired in 2005 after a loss to Herman Ngoudjo.
See also
References
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{{s-ttl|title=WBA Featherweight Champion
| years=4 December 1993 – 18 May 1996}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Lineal Featherweight Champion
| years=4 December 1993 – 18 May 1996}}
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Category:Venezuelan male boxers
Category:World Boxing Association champions
Category:20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen
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