Eloy Rojas

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Not 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 Lineal & WBA 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.

References

Professional boxing record for Eloy Rojas from BoxRec

Preceded by Yong-Kyun Park	WBA Featherweight Champion Lineal Featherweight Champion 1993-12-04 – 1996-05-18	Succeeded by Wilfredo Vazquez

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Name	Rojas, Eloy
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Short description	American boxer
Date of birth	1967-03-25
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