Eloy David Rojas Leandro (born 25 March 1967) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer in the
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
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
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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
Herman Ngoudjo (born 25 June 1979) is a Cameroonian-Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2010, and challenged twice for the IBF junior-welterweight title in 2008 and 2009. As an amateur he represented Cameroon at the 2000 ...
.
See also
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Lineal championship
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References
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1967 births
Living people
Featherweight boxers
Venezuelan male boxers
People from Caracas
World Boxing Association champions
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