Tomás Rojas: Mexican WBC Super-Flyweight Champion
Tomás Rojas Gómez, known as “El Gusano,” is a Mexican southpaw from Veracruz. He rose from regional titles to become a two-time WBC super-flyweight world champion, first as interim champion and later as full champion.
Boxing career and major results
Rojas won the interim WBC super-flyweight title in July 2009 with a stoppage of Everardo Morales. After losing to unified champion Vic Darchinyan in December 2009, he won the vacant full WBC title on September 20, 2010, outpointing Kohei Kono by unanimous decision in Japan. The vacant-title bout took place in Saitama, Japan.
Rojas made two successful defenses: a unanimous decision over former WBA champion Nobuo Nashiro in February 2011 and a stoppage of Juan José Montes in May. He lost the championship to Suriyan Sor Rungvisai by unanimous decision on August 19, 2011.
Rojas continued boxing well beyond his world-title reign and later competed at higher weights. Sources: BoxRec profile; WBC super-flyweight title-fight record; OpenBoxing WBC super-flyweight results; WBC profile.
Rojas’s championship path had two distinct stages: an interim belt, then the vacant full title after his loss to Darchinyan. Beating Kono in Japan gave him the recognized championship, and wins over Nashiro and Montes extended the reign. The loss to Suriyan came only after those defenses, closing a compact but meaningful title run.
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Boxing, Boxing History
