RIP Raul Rojas

jofre · 05-21-2012, 01:33 PM

Former WBA World Featherweight Champion Raul Rojas died in Los Angeles, CA on May 20, 2012 at the age of 70. He was born in San Pablo, CA on November 5, 1941 and engaged in 47 professional fights from 1963 to 1970. Standing 5’ 4”, Raul was an aggressive battler and a solid puncher and compiled a record of 38-7-2 (24). He was stopped three times. He won the WBA version of the featherweight title in 1968. The State of California also recognized him as junior lightweight champion in 1967. Among those he defeated during his career were Ricardo (Pajarito) Moreno, Sergio Gomez, Joey Olguin, Eloy Sanchez, Blackie Zamora, Chucho Garcia, Vicente Derado, Kang-II Suh, Antonio Herrera, and Enrique Higgins. He also fought fighters such as Vicente Saldivar, Mando Ramos, Sugar Ramos, Shozo Saijo and Ruben Navarro. His biggest fight was a 15th round stoppage loss to defending champion Vicente Saldivar on May 7, 1965 in Los Angeles for the lineal world featherweight title.

IceTea · 05-21-2012, 10:55 PM

Rip

bear · 05-22-2012, 12:36 AM

rip

05-21-2012, 01:33 PM	#1
jofre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 2,139	RIP Raul Rojas Former WBA World Featherweight Champion Raul Rojas died in Los Angeles, CA on May 20, 2012 at the age of 70. He was born in San Pablo, CA on November 5, 1941 and engaged in 47 professional fights from 1963 to 1970. Standing 5’ 4”, Raul was an aggressive battler and a solid puncher and compiled a record of 38-7-2 (24). He was stopped three times. He won the WBA version of the featherweight title in 1968. The State of California also recognized him as junior lightweight champion in 1967. Among those he defeated during his career were Ricardo (Pajarito) Moreno, Sergio Gomez, Joey Olguin, Eloy Sanchez, Blackie Zamora, Chucho Garcia, Vicente Derado, Kang-II Suh, Antonio Herrera, and Enrique Higgins. He also fought fighters such as Vicente Saldivar, Mando Ramos, Sugar Ramos, Shozo Saijo and Ruben Navarro. His biggest fight was a 15th round stoppage loss to defending champion Vicente Saldivar on May 7, 1965 in Los Angeles for the lineal world featherweight title. __________________ jofre

05-21-2012, 10:55 PM	#2
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05-22-2012, 12:36 AM	#3
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