Elio Rojas
Elio Rojas (born September 25, 1983, in Villa Rivas, Duarte, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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 is a Dominican Republican

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 professional boxer

Boxing

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Amateur Highlights

1999- Gold Medal in the Battle of Carabobo and Cheo Aponte Tournament.

Elio Rojas solidified his status as a World Class Boxer in 2000 by winning four Gold Medals in international tournaments.

2001 to 2002: Gold Medalist Champion of the Independence Cup in Santo Domingo
Gold Medalist PanAmerican Tournament at 118
Champion of Central America Champion at 122
Com of the Olympic festival in Mexico
Champion of the International Cup Romana
World Championships Bronze Medalist in Belfast

Belfast

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 in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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Testing Positive for Doping

2002 Central American & Caribbean Games Gold Medalist before being disqualified due to testing positive for doping. The substance found is called Lasix, a diuretic used to lose weight.

Pro career

Elio turned Professional in 2004 and signed with Antonio Tineo to manage his career and Don King to promote his career.

He scored 19 straight victories. His first and only setback came in 2007. A controversial loss by split decision to Mexican fighter Gamiel Diaz in Mexico.

On September 13, 2008, he won against Hector Velasquez in a WBC challenger elimination.

On July 14, 2009, Elio Rojas then traveled to Japan to fight the WBC featherweight champion, Takahiro Aho which he won in a unanimous decision.

Elio Rojas signed to unifying the featherweight title and signed a fight with Yuriorkis Gamboa only to injure his hand prior to the fight.

Elio Rojas is now healthy and will be fighting within the next few months

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