Eloy Rojas

{{short description|Venezuelan boxer}}

{{distinguish|text=Elio Rojas, also a former featherweight champion with a similar name}}

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|weight = Featherweight

|birth_date = {{birth date|1967|03|25|df=y}}

|birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

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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:1967 births

Category:Living people

Category:Featherweight boxers

Category:Venezuelan male boxers

Category:Boxers from Caracas

Category:World Boxing Association champions

Category:20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen

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