NewsWhore
07-17-2009, 04:40 PM
Elio Enai Rojas, a featherweight boxer from San Francsico de Macoris, is the new WBC Featherweight Champion. Enai returned to New York City this week to a hero's welcome. Enai defeated Japanese national Takahiro Aoh by decision.
According to reports, the airport in New York was flooded with Dominicans who waited to see the boxer.
Enai is now 23-1 in his professional career and commenting on his win, he said that it was very emotional for him to win the title.
Enai is now the 14th Dominican boxer to ever hold a world boxing championship, continuing a tradition of strong Dominican pugilists.
These include Teofilo "Teo" Cruz, Juan Guzman, Leonardo Cruz, Eleoncio Mercedes, Francisco Quiroz, Cesar "Patico" Polanco, Julio Gervacio, Rafael Torres, Hector Acero Sanchez, Luis "Cucuso" Santana, Julio Cesar Green, Agapito Sanchez and Joan Guzman.
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According to reports, the airport in New York was flooded with Dominicans who waited to see the boxer.
Enai is now 23-1 in his professional career and commenting on his win, he said that it was very emotional for him to win the title.
Enai is now the 14th Dominican boxer to ever hold a world boxing championship, continuing a tradition of strong Dominican pugilists.
These include Teofilo "Teo" Cruz, Juan Guzman, Leonardo Cruz, Eleoncio Mercedes, Francisco Quiroz, Cesar "Patico" Polanco, Julio Gervacio, Rafael Torres, Hector Acero Sanchez, Luis "Cucuso" Santana, Julio Cesar Green, Agapito Sanchez and Joan Guzman.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)