Chrisjon to fight Rojas: WBA

Chrisjon to fight Rojas: WBA

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The World Boxing Association (WBA) announced on Tuesday that
Venezuelan boxer Jose "Cheo" Rojas would fight WBA featherweight
champion Chrisjon of Indonesia in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan, on
Dec. 3.

American Derrick Gainer had been scheduled to fight Chrisjon,
but Gainer pulled out last week because he refused to fight in
the outdoor stadium in Tenggarong. Gainer demanded that the bout
be held in an air-conditioned indoor venue.

Tourino Tidar, the Indonesian coordinator for the WBA, said on
Tuesday a copy of the WBA's decision to replace Gainer with Rojas
had been sent to him on Monday.

"The WBA selected Rojas to fight Chrisjon because of his track
record and his readiness to fight, not based on any proposal from
Chrisjon," he said.

The 33-year-old Rojas, who is the WBA superbantamweight
champion and the 11th ranked WBA featherweight challenger, has a
record of 19 wins and five losses, with 12 KOs.

Chrisjon holds a perfect 34-0 record, with 29 of the victories
coming by knockout. The Chrisjon-Rojas bout will be refereed by
Silvestre Abainza of the Philippines.

The featherweight class is for boxers under 57.1 kilograms,
while the superbantamweight class is for boxers under 55.3
kilograms.