Jesús Rojas (Venezuelan boxer)

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Jesus Rojas
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Real name Jesus Rojas
Nickname(s) Kiki
Weight(s)
Height 5 ft. 6 in. (168 cm.)
Nationality Venezuelan
Born (1964-01-31) January 31, 1964 (age 54)
Río Caribe, Venezuela
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 51
Wins 36
Wins by KO 20
Losses 10
Draws 4
No contests 1

Jesus 'Kiki' Rojas (born 31 January 1964 in Rio Caribe, Sucre) is a former professional boxer in the super flyweight division from Venezuela.

Sucre City in Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia

Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,810 meters. This relatively high altitude gives the city a cool temperate climate year-round.

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight or light bantamweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from 112 pounds (51 kg) and up to 115 pounds (52 kg).

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Boxing career

Rojas turned professional in 1985 and captured the WBA flyweight title with a decision win over Fidel Bassa in 1989. He lost the title in his first defense to Yul-Woo Lee by decision in 1990. Later that year he took on Leopard Tamakuma again for the WBA flyweight title, but drew with him. He later moved up in weight and challenged WBA super flyweight title holder Yokthai Sithoar in 1997, but lost a decision. In 1998 he captured the WBA super flyweight title, with a decision win over Satoshi Iida. He lost the title in 1999 to Hideki Todaka and later retired in 2004 after a loss to Eric Morel.

World Boxing Association organization

The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA) is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the IBF, WBC, and WBO. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by thirteen state representatives as the NBA, in 1962 it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity worldwide, and began to gain other nations as members.

Fidel Bassa, is a former professional boxer. Bassa is owner and manager of Mundo Cientifico, a copy machine store and publisher based in Bogota.

Yokthai Sithoar is a retired Thai professional boxer who winner of the WBA super flyweight world champion in the late 90s. He is also Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist (MMA).

See also

BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional boxers, both male and female. It also maintains a MediaWiki-based encyclopaedia of boxing.

Achievements
Preceded by
Fidel Bassa 		WBA flyweight champion
September 30, 1989 – March 10, 1990 		Succeeded by
Lee Yul-woo
Preceded by
Satoshi Iida 		WBA super flyweight champion
December 23, 1998 – July 31, 1999 		Succeeded by
Hideki Todaka


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