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Eloy Rojas

Venezuelan boxerNot to be confused with Elio Rojas, also a former featherweight champion with a similar name.

Eloy David Rojas Leandro (born March 25, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) was a professional boxer in the Featherweight division.

Rojas turned pro in 1986 and won the WBA and Lineal Featherweight *les in 1993 by defeating Yong-Kyun Park by decision. He defended the *les 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 *le again, and retired in 2005 after a loss to Herman Ngoudjo.

See also

  • Lineal championship

References

  • Boxing record for Eloy Rojas from BoxRec (registration required)