Jesús Rojas (Puerto Rican boxer) explained

Jesús Rojas (Puerto Rican boxer) should not be confused with Jesús Rojas (Venezuelan boxer).

Jesus Rojas
Realname:Jesus Manuel Rojas Diaz
Weight:
Height:5 ft 7 in
Reach:68 in
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Birth Date:December 26, 1986
Birth Place:Caguas, Puerto Rico
Style:Orthodox
Total:33
Wins:27
Ko:20
Losses:3
Draws:2
No Contests:1

Jesus Manuel Rojas Diaz (born December 26, 1986, in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican boxer who is the former WBA (Regular) featherweight champion.

Professional career

After turning professional in 2006 Rojas amassed a record of 25–1–2–1 in 11 years before challenging and beating Dominican Claudio Marrero for the interim WBA featherweight title.[1] [2]

In July 2018 the World Boxing Association announced that Rojas has been upgraded to 'Regular champion' and that he will be making his first defense against Mexican American boxer Joseph Diaz.[3] Diaz however, came into the fight overweight, missing the required weight limit by 0.6 pounds. According to WBA rules, this meant that Rojas gets to keep his title regardless of the outcome of the fight. Diaz would end up handing Rojas his first defeat in 10 years, by a 12-round unanimous decision.[4]

In a fight deemed an early "fight of the year" candidate, Rojas was defending his WBA title against Chinese star and WBA #2 at featherweight Can Xu.[5] Xu edged out Rojas in a highly controversial unanimous decision. The official scorecards, 118–110, 117–111, and 116–112 were in wide favor of Xu, even though the punch output from Rojas suggested that the fight was much closer than that.[6]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
33Win27–3–2 Luis Castillo Leal
32Loss26–3–2 Xu Can
31Loss26–2–2 Joseph Diaz
30Win26–1–2 Claudio Marrero
29Win25–1–2 Abraham Lopez
28Win24–1–2 Jesus A Valdez
27Win23–1–2 Kiun Evans
26Draw22–1–2 Jorge Lara
25Win22–1–1 Braulio Santos
24Win21–1–1 Jose Angel Beranza
23Win20–1–1 Juan Carlos Pena
22Win19–1–1 Juan Jose Beltran
2118–1–1 Jorge Arce
20Draw18–1–1 Jose Luis Araiza
19Win18–1 Miguelo Tavarez
18Win17–1 Isaac Hidalgo
17Win16–1 Reynaldo Lopez
16Win15–1 Luis Angel Paneto
15Win14–1 Richard Pitt
14Loss13–1 Jose Angel Beranza
13Win13–0 Anyetei Laryea
12Win12–0 Alex Baba
11Win11–0 Andres Ledesma
10Win10–0 Carlos Diaz
9Win9–0 Baladan Trevizo
8Win8–0 Torrence Daniels
7Win7–0 Ricardo Blackman
6Win6–0 Enrique Quevedo
5Win5–0 Ubaldo Olivencia
4Win4–0 Arturo Colon
3Win3–0 Jose Gonzalez
2Win2–0 Jose Gonzalez
1Win1–0 Christopher Sanchez

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jesus Rojas KOs Claudio Marrero, claims interim featherweight belt. ESPN. 16 September 2017 . 2018-03-01.
  2. Web site: Jesús Rojas received his WBA champion belt. WBA boxing. 9 February 2018 . 2018-03-01.
  3. Web site: Joseph Diaz vs. Jesus Rojas is Now Set For WBA 'Regular' Title. Boxingscene. 4 July 2018 . 2018-08-11.
  4. Web site: Joseph Diaz Wins Tough Decision Over Jesus Rojas. BoxingScene.com. 11 August 2018 . en-us. 2020-05-25.
  5. Web site: Rojas vs Xu - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets. Box.Live. en. 2020-05-25.
  6. Web site: 27 January 2019. Jesus Rojas Disappointed In Scoring, Calls For Xu Can Rematch. 2020-06-02. BoxingScene.com. en-us.