Tomás Rojas Gómez (born 12 June 1980) is a Mexican
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who held the
WBC super flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
title from 2010 to 2011.
Professional career
He won the WBC interim super flyweight title on 18 July 2009 against landsman Everardo Morales.
On 20 September 2010 Rojas won the
WBC super flyweight title against Kohei Kono in
Saitama, Saitama
is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying 1 ...
, Japan. On 5 February 2011, Rojas defended his title against former two time WBA super flyweight champion
Nobuo Nashiro
is a Japanese professional boxer in the super flyweight (115 lb) division as well as the WBA super flyweight champion.
Early life
Nashiro took an interest in boxing during elementary school, when his father took him to a boxing match for ...
, winning by unanimous decision. Rojas lost his title to
Suriyan Sor Rungvisai in
Sisaket
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, Thailand on 19 August 2011.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world super-flyweight boxing champions
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accred ...
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
Boxers from Veracruz
People from Veracruz (city)
Southpaw boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
Bantamweight boxers
World super-flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions