Sport & Note

Elio ROJAS

Male

"The Kid"
(Elio Enai Rojas)
Featherweight, Dominican Republic
Based in USA, Brooklyn, New York
Born: September 25, 1982, San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Height: 5ft 7 1/2in, mt 1,70

as an amateur:
2000 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Independence Cup gold medallist 51 kg
Final: Wpts Carlos Valcarcel (Pur) 5-0
2000 Las Tunas, Cuba Giraldo Cordova Cardin Tournament 51
Lpts Hermensen Ballo (Ina) 1-2
2001 San Juan, Puerto Rico, Panamerican Champs gold medal 54 kg
Wstpd 2 Ricardo Blackman (Bar), Wpts Jason Litzau (USA) 8-2
Final: Wpts Juan M. Lopez (Pur) 12-4
2002 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Independence Cup gold medallist 54 kg
Final: Wpts Juan Carlos Batista (Dom)
2002 Pinar del Rio, Cuba,
Giraldo Cordova Cardin tournament silver medallist 54 kg
Final: L w.o. Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cub)
2202 San Salvador, El Salvador, 19th Central American
and Caribbean Games gold medallist 57 kg
Wstpd 4 Juan Castaneda (Mex), Wpts Nehomar Cermeno (Ven) 11-6
Final: Wpts Likar Ramos (Col)

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
2004
+ Mar. 19	Wilson Ramos	New York City, New York	TKO 1
+ May 7	Luis Lopez	Mashantucket, Connecticut	W 4
+ May 14	Ivan Cordero	Brooklyn, New York	TKO 1
+ July 16	Felipe Jorge	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	TKO 3
+ Aug. 22	Julio Jerez	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	KO 2
+ Oct. 2	Corey Goodwin	New York City, New York	TKO 2
+ Nov. 20	Cristian Martinez	San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic	KO 1
+ Dec. 11	Francisco Melendez	San Pedro de Macorsis	TKO 3
+ Dec. 17	Elvis Martinez	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	TKO 3
2005
+ Feb. 5	Yamin Mohammad	St Louis, Missouri	TKO 3
+ Apr. 2	Angelo Torres	Worcester, Massachusetts	W 6
+ Apr. 30	Anthony Martinez	New York City, New York	W 6
+ June 18	Dionisio Rodríguez	Santiago, Dominican Republic	TKO 2
+ Sept. 3	Marty Robbins	Cleveland, Ohio	W 8
2006
+ Jan. 6	Priest Smalls	New York City, New York	TKO 1
+ May 6	Frankie Martinez	Worcester, Massachusetts	KO 2
+ Sept. 24	Luis Antonio Guzman	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	KO 3
+ Nov. 4	Luis Bolaños	Phoenix, Arizona	W 8
2007
+ Mar. 2	Johnnie Edwards	Belterra, Indiana	W 10
- July 13	Gamaliel Diaz	Gómez Palacio, Mexico	L 10
(For WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator)
2008
+ Sept. 13	Hector Velazquez	Biloxi, Mississippi	W 12
(Won WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator)
2009
+ July 14	Takahiro Ao	Tokyo, Japan	W 12
(Won WBC Featherweight Title)
2010
+ Feb. 20	Guty Espadas Jr	Mérida, Mexico	W 12 UD
(Retained WBC Featherweight Title)
2011
+ Sept. 17	Arturo Gomez	San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic	TKO 8
2012
- Apr. 28	Jhonny Gonzalez	Cancun, Mexico	L 12 UD
(For WBC Featherweight Title)

Summary

Total bouts: 25, Won: 23 (14 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0