Rocky Selvarajoo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Selvarajoo S/O Malayappan Krishnasamy 15 December 1952 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light Welterweight Featherweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
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 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]