Rocky Selvarajoo

Selvarajoo S/O Malayappan Krishnasamy (born December 15, 1952 in Singapore), better known as Rocky Selvarajoo, is a former boxer from Singapore, who won the silver medal in the 1976 Asean Boxing Championships.

Rocky Selvarajoo
Statistics
Real nameSelvarajoo S/O Malayappan Krishnasamy
Weight(s)Light Welterweight
Featherweight
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1952-12-15) 15 December 1952
Singapore
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Men's Boxing
Silver medal – second place 1976 Asean ChampionshipsFeatherweight

Rocky fought world champion and Montreal Olympic gold medalist Gu Yong-ju in 1977, but the fight had to be stopped after he received a cut to his eye. In the 1978 Bangkok King's Cup, he beat 1979 Sea Games gold medalist Johnny Elorde by technical knockout.

In 1982, he won the Golden Gloves Championship.[1]

In 1985, Rocky took part in the 1985 Southeast Asian Games in the light middleweight category.[2]

In 1991, at 38, he knocked out 1985 Sea Games silver medalist Thaweewat Islam, who was then 23, in the first round of a demonstration.

He retired as an undefeated national champion in six weight categories in 1991.[3]

References
  1. "ROCKY RAJOO ROCKS ON." Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. "Half the battles are won". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 12 December 1985. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. "'Football tipsters' left me with heavy financial losses". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2019.



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