Jesus Rojas
Born	Jesus Manuel Rojas Diaz (1986-12-26) December 26, 1986 (age 37) Caguas, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super bantamweight Featherweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach	68 in (173 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	27
Wins by 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

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
33	Win	27–3–2 (1)	Luis Castillo Leal	TKO	4 (10)	05–18–2019	Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas
32	Loss	26–3–2 (1)	Xu Can	UD	12 (12)	01–26–2019	Toyota Center, Houston	Lost WBA (Regular) featherweight title
31	Loss	26–2–2 (1)	Joseph Diaz	UD	12 (12)	08–11–2018	Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles
30	Win	26–1–2 (1)	Claudio Marrero	KO	7 (12)	09-15–2017	MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Las Vegas	Won WBA interim featherweight title
29	Win	25–1–2 (1)	Abraham Lopez	TKO	8 (10)	05–05–2017	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas	Won NABA featherweight title
28	Win	24–1–2 (1)	Jesus A Valdez	TKO	5 (10)	09-17–2016	Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas	Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe featherweight title
27	Win	23–1–2 (1)	Kiun Evans	KO	1 (10)	03-19–2016	Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
26	Draw	22–1–2 (1)	Jorge Lara	TD	6 (10)	09–08–2015	Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles
25	Win	22–1–1 (1)	Braulio Santos	UD	8 (8)	05-16–2015	Coliseo Pedrin Zorilla, San Juan
24	Win	21–1–1 (1)	Jose Angel Beranza	UD	10 (10)	08–30-2014	Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
23	Win	20–1–1 (1)	Juan Carlos Pena	TKO	6 (9)	06-28–2014	Sheraton Hotel, Santo Domingo	Won WBA Fedecentro super-bantamweight title
22	Win	19–1–1 (1)	Juan Jose Beltran	KO	1 (6)	03-22–2014	Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
21	NC	18–1–1 (1)	Jorge Arce	NC	2 (10)	06-09–2012	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
20	Draw	18–1–1	Jose Luis Araiza	MD	8 (8)	01-07–2012	Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood
19	Win	18–1	Miguelo Tavarez	TKO	2 (6)	08-06–2011	Parque del Este, Santo Domingo
18	Win	17–1	Isaac Hidalgo	UD	6 (6)	03-12–2011	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
17	Win	16–1	Reynaldo Lopez	SD	6 (6)	11-05–2010	Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, Catano
16	Win	15–1	Luis Angel Paneto	KO	1 (6)	08-28–2010	Coliseo Ruben Viera, Las Piedras
15	Win	14–1	Richard Pitt	KO	2 (6)	06-04–2010	Coliseo Rafael G Amalbert, Juncos
14	Loss	13–1	Jose Angel Beranza	UD	8 (8)	12-06–2008	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
13	Win	13–0	Anyetei Laryea	UD	8 (8)	07-26–2008	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
12	Win	12–0	Alex Baba	TKO	6 (8)	06-28–2008	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas
11	Win	11–0	Andres Ledesma	TKO	4 (8)	04–12–2008	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
10	Win	10–0	Carlos Diaz	TKO	6 (6)	11-10–2007	Madison Square Garden, New York
9	Win	9–0	Baladan Trevizo	TKO	4 (6)	08-25–2007	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamon
8	Win	8–0	Torrence Daniels	UD	6 (6)	06-09–2007	Madison Square Garden, New York
7	Win	7–0	Ricardo Blackman	KO	1 (6)	05-11–2007	Coliseo Angel 'Cholo' Espada, Salinas
6	Win	6–0	Enrique Quevedo	UD	6 (6)	03–03–2007	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
5	Win	5–0	Ubaldo Olivencia	TKO	2 (4)	12-02–2006	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
4	Win	4–0	Arturo Colon	KO	1 (4)	09-30–2006	Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
3	Win	3–0	Jose Gonzalez	TKO	2 (4)	08-04–2006	Coliseo Pedrín Zorrilla, Hato Rey
2	Win	2–0	Jose Gonzalez	TKO	2 (4)	04-29–2006	Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
1	Win	1–0	Christopher Sanchez	TKO	1 (4)	03-04–2006	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamon	Professional debut

See also

• List of world featherweight boxing champions
• List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions

References

External links

• Boxing record for Jesús Rojas from BoxRec (registration required)
• Jesus Rojas - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live