Jorge Arce

Jorge Arce
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Real name Jorge Armando Arce Armenta
Nickname(s) El Travieso (The Mischievous one, The naughty one)
Rated at Featherweight
Super Bantamweight
Bantamweight
Super Flyweight
Flyweight
Light Flyweight
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Nationality Mexican
Born July 27, 1979 (1979-07-27) (age 32)
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 67
Wins 59
Wins by KO 44
Losses 6
Draws 2
No contests 0

Jorge Armando Arce Armenta (pronounced "ar-seh"; born July 27, 1979 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer, and the second Mexican boxer to win a world title in four weight divisions. Acre is the reigning WBO bantamweight champion, and the former WBO super bantamweight, WBO super flyweight, Interim WBA super flyweight, Interim WBC flyweight, WBC light flyweight, and WBO light flyweight champion [1].

Arce remains a favorite fighter among boxing fans, and is also the older brother of title contender Francisco Arce Armenta‎.[2] Arce's trademark ring entrance features him wearing a black cowboy hat (thus earning him the nickname "The Mexican Cowboy") and sucking a cherry lollipop.

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Professional career

Early years at Light Flyweight

Arce turned pro at the age of 16, winning his first four fights. He lost to future champion Omar Romero and drew with Gabriel Munoz in back-to-back fights in the summer of 1996, but then won 10 straight bouts and a pair of regional belts before losing on points to veteran (and future IBF light flyweight champion) Jose Victor Burgos on December 12, 1997.

He recovered from that setback with four straight wins, earning his first world title shot on December 4, 1998 against Juan Domingo Córdoba for the WBO light-flyweight title. Arce won the fight and became a world champion at the age of 19.

After making one successful defense of his title, Arce drew a big-money fight in Tijuana against three-time former champion Michael Carbajal on July 31, 1999. Arce was ahead on all three judges' scorecards after 10 rounds, but in the 11th, the veteran Carbajal connected with a stunning right hand and captured the crown via a technical knockout, as Arce was unable to continue.

After a four-month layoff, Arce returned to the ring and won a WBO regional belt as he scored 7 consecutive wins while working his way back up the rankings for another title shot. That came on October 20, 2001, when he defeated Juanito Rubillar for the interim WBC version of the light flyweight title. Nine months later, he beat Yo-Sam Choi, the reigning champion who had been out with an injury, to take full distinction. He held the title until the summer of 2005 before relinquishing it to move up in weight. In his first defense, he defeated Augustin Lara. In 2003, he successfully defended his title three times against Ernesto Castro, Lee Marvin Sandoval, and Melchor Cob Castro.

Towards the end of 2003, he participated in the Televisa version of Big Brother, the Big Brother V.I.P. show that put celebrities together. He arrived in third place, then went training for his next defense, against former world champion Joma Gamboa on January 10 of the following year. Arce invited his Big Brother celebrity friends to the fight with Gamboa, his first fight of 2004, which he won by a second round knockout. But during and after the fight, chaos ensued. One of his friends, actress Arleth Gonzalez, was kicked off her chair by another person. And Verónica Castro was pursued by the press when she was trying to leave the fight site, taking her more than two hours to get to the site's parking lot.

On April 24, 2004, Arce successfully defended his title in a rematch against former champ Melchor Cob Castro in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. Arce had beaten Castro in May 2003, but the fight was called off after six rounds due to a clash of heads which injured Arce. The fight went to the scorecards and Arce won a narrow, but controversial, decision. He left no doubt in the rematch, knocking Castro out in the fifth round.

On September 4 of that same year, he retained the title with a twelve-round decision in a rematch with Rubillar. The fight caused some controversy afterwards, when Rubillar's manager accused the fight's judges of robbing his fighter, going on to offer Arce 100,000 US$ for a rematch, which would be held in the Philippines.

Arce moved on to defend his title for a seventh time on December 18, defeating Juan Centeno by a third-round TKO. He then decided to try his luck in the flyweight (112-pound) weight division.

Flyweight

On March 19, 2005, Arce stopped Hussein Hussein in the 10th round of a fight for the right to challenge Pongsaklek Wonjongkam for his WBC flyweight title. He later relinquished his light-flyweight crown, and was matched by the WBC with Angel Priolo on July 30 for their interim title after Wonjongkam suffered an injury. Arce scored a third-round TKO win in the fight, held in La Paz, Mexico.

While waiting to fight Wongjongkam, Arce stayed busy by rematching Hussein on October 8 in Las Vegas. He retained his WBC interim title with a second-round knockout.

On December 16, 2005, Arce defeated former two time champion Adonis Rivas by 10th round tko. In his next bout, Arce defeated Rivas in a rematch.

On April 8, 2006, Arce took on the well regarded, former WBA world Strawweight and Light-Flyweight champion Rosendo Alvarez of Nicaragua, knocking Alvarez out in the sixth round. It was the 4th successful defense of his interim flyweight title.

Super Flyweight

On September 23, 2006, he moved up to the super-flyweight division where he defeated former light flyweight champion Masibulele "Hawk" Makepula by fourth round knockout (which, according to the HBO commentators, he had predicted earlier). On January 27, 2007, he defeated Argentinian Julio Ler in a 12-round decision, thus earning the WBC #1 super-flyweight ranking.

On April 14, 2007, he lost a 12-round unanimous decision to WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares in San Antonio, Texas. Mijares won the fight by a wide margin, with the official judges scoring the match 119–109, 118–110, 117–111, all in favor of Mijares.

Arce rebounded from the loss by defeating future champion Tomás Rojas by 6th round technical knockout. On December 1, 2007, Arce defeated former flyweight champion Medgoen Singsurat by technical knockout in the first round.

On May 17, 2008, in a very close fight, Arce (49–4–1, 37 KOs) edged Devid Lookmahanak of Thailand (18–2, 9 KOs) with a majority decision in the main event at the Plaza Monumental Aguascalientes in Aguascalientes, Mexico. With a sold-out crowd of 18,000 fans cheering him on, Arce had to dig deep and work hard to pull past the once-beaten Lookmahanak, who turned out to be a very game southpaw and rarely took a step back. The difference in the fight, which also gave Arce the win, was a knockdown in the seventh round. The scores were 115–113, 115–114 and 114–114. Without the extra point for the knockdown, the fight would have been scored a draw. The bout was an eliminator for a shot at the WBC super flyweight title. Arce moves on to a rematch with Cristian Mijares, who earlier captured the WBA's version of the title with a points win over Alexander Munoz.

On September 15, 2008, Arce won the WBA interim super flyweight title from holder Rafael Concepción.

Arce blasted former champion Isidro García‎, on November 1, 2008, via (48 seconds of the) 4th round technical knockout for a super flyweight belt. He improved to 51–4–1, with 38 wins inside the distance, while Garcia, who has lost 3 of his last 4 fights, was down to 25–6–2.[3]

On February 7, 2009, Arce was defeated by undisputed super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan.

Arce fought Simphiwe Nongqayi on September 15, 2009 for the IBF super flyweight title which was recently vacated by Darchinyan. However, he ended losing by unanimous decision.

Arce defeated Indonesian Angky Angkota on January 30, 2010, winning the vacant WBO junior bantamweight title.[4] Prior to the bout, Arce stated that he would retire from boxing if he woild have lost.

Bantamweight

On April 24, 2010, Arce jumped to the bantamweight division to fight fellow Mexican Cecilio Santos (24–13–3; 14 KO) at the Centro de Usos Multiples in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. Arce defeated his opponent by KO in the 7th round, improving his record to 54–6–1. This was not his first fight as a bantamweight: he already fought once in the weight class in 2007.

Arce was scheduled to fight Eric Morel (42–2; 21 KO) of Puerto Rico on June 26, 2010 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, United States with the interim WBO bantamweight title at stake. The Los Mochis native withdrew from the fight a few weeks in advance due to a cut he received while in training.

In his next fight, on July 31, 2010, Arce took on fellow Mexican and former champion Martín "El Gallo" Castillo at the Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. The Los Mochis native won the bout by KO in the first round.

Super Bantamweight

On May 7, 2011[5]He beat a then undefeated WBO Super Bantamweight champion, Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. of Puerto Rico.[6]

Professional boxing record

59 Wins (45 knockouts), 6 Losses (3 knockouts), 2 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
N/A Lorenzo Parra - ? (12) 2012-02-18 Palenque de la Feria, Durango, Durango, Mexico Defends WBO bantamweight title.
Win 59–6–2 Angky Angkota UD 12 (12) 2011-11-26 Plaza de Toros Rea, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Won vacant WBO bantamweight title.
Win 58–6–2 Simphiwe Nongqayi TKO 4 (12), 2:01 2011-09-24 Foro Promo Casa, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win 57–6–2 Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. TKO 12 (12), 0:55 2011-05-07 MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won WBO super bantamweight title.
Win 56–6–2 Adolfo Ramos TKO 1 (10), 2:06 2010-12-18 Estadio 20 de Noviembre, Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Draw 55–6–2 Lorenzo Parra SD 10 (10) 2010-09-18 Estadio Banorte, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win 55–6–1 Martín Castillo KO 1 (10), 2:56 2010-07-31 El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Win 54–6–1 Cecilio Santos KO 7 (10), 0:58 2010-04-24 Centro de Usos Multiples, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
Win 53–6–1 Angky Angkota TD 7 (12), 1:34 2010-01-30 Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Won vacant WBO super flyweight title.
Loss 52–6–1 Simphiwe Nongqayi UD 12 (12) 2009-09-15 Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico For vacant IBF super flyweight title.
Win 52–5–1 Fernando Lumacad KO 3 (12), 0:35 2009-06-27 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won vacant IBF International super flyweight title.
Loss 51–5–1 Vic Darchinyan RTD 11 (12), 3:00 2009-02-07 Honda Center, Anaheim, California, United States For WBC, WBA (Super), & IBF super flyweight titles.
Win 51–4–1 Isidro García‎ TKO 4 (12), 0:48 2008-11-01 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained Interim WBA super flyweight title.
Win 50–4–1 Rafael Concepcion RTD 9 (12), 3:00 2008-09-15 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Won Interim WBA super flyweight title.
Win 49–4–1 Devid Lookmahanak MD 12 (12) 2008-05-07 Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico WBC super flyweight title eliminator.
Win 48–4–1 Medgoen Singsurat TKO 1 (12), 0:47 2007-12-01 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Retained WBC Latino bantamweight title.
Win 47–4–1 Tomás Rojas TKO 6 (12) 2007-09-16 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won WBC Latino bantamweight title.
Loss 46–4–1 Cristian Mijares UD 12 (12) 2007-04-14 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, United States For WBC super flyweight title.
Win 46–3–1 Julio David Roque Ler UD 12 (12) 2007-01-27 Honda Center, Anaheim, California, United States WBC super flyweight title eliminator.
Win 45–3–1 Masibulele Makepula TKO 4 (12), 1:00 2006-09-23 Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, United States WBC super flyweight title eliminator.
Win 44–3–1 Rosendo Álvarez TKO 6 (12), 1:54 2006-04-08 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained Interim WBC flyweight title.
Win 43–3–1 Adonis Rivas RTD 6 (12), 3:00 2006-01-28 Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico Retained Interim WBC flyweight title.
Win 42–3–1 Adonis Rivas TKO 10 (12), 1:20 2005-12-16 Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Retained Interim WBC flyweight title.
Win 41–3–1 Hussein Hussein TKO 2 (12), 2:50 2005-10-08 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained Interim WBC flyweight title.
Win 40–3–1 Angel Antonio Priolo TKO 3 (12), 2:45 2005-07-30 Estadio Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Won vacant Interim WBC flyweight title.
Win 39–3–1 Hussein Hussein TKO 10 (12), 2:07 2005-03-19 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WBC flyweight title eliminator.
Win 38–3–1 Juan Francisco Centeno TKO 3 (12), 2:48 2004-12-18 Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico Retained WBC light flyweight title.
Win 37–3–1 Juanito Rubillar UD 12 (12) 2004-09-04 Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Retained WBC light flyweight title.
Win 36–3–1 Melchor Cob Castro KO 5 (12), 1:57 2004-04-24 Palenque de Gallos, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico Retained WBC light flyweight title.
Win 35–3–1 Joma Gamboa KO 2 (12), 1:38 2004-01-10 Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained WBC light flyweight title.
Win 34–3–1 Melchor Cob Castro TD 6 (12) 2003-05-03 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained WBC light flyweight title.
Win 33–3–1 Lee Marvin Sandoval TKO 2 (10) 2003-03-21 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win 32–3–1 Ernesto Castro KO 1 (12), 1:40 2003-02-22 Plaza Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained WBC light flyweight title.
Win 31–3–1 Agustin Luna TKO 3 (12), 2:13 2002-11-16 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained WBC light flyweight title.
Win 30–3–1 Yo-Sam Choi TKO 6 (12) 2002-07-06 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Won WBC light flyweight title.
Win 29–3–1 Ramon Jose Hurtado KO 2 (10), 1:00 2002-06-07 Eldorado Hotel, Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 28–3–1 Juanito Rubillar UD 12 (12) 2001-10-20 Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Won Interim WBC light flyweight title.
Win 27–3–1 Juan Jose Beltran TKO 3 (10), 0:57 2001-02-02 Jai Alai Fronton, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 26–3–1 Carmelo Caceres KO 2 2000-12-08 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Retained WBC Youth light flyweight title.
Win 25–3–1 Jovan Presbitero TKO 2 (10) 2000-10-21 Salon 21, Polanco, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained WBC Youth light flyweight title.
Win 24–3–1 Alfredo Virgen TKO 5 (10), 0:36 2000-10-01 Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win 23–3–1 Emilio Palacios KO 1 (10) 2000-07-07 Palenque de Gallos, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Win 22–3–1 Juan Javier Lagos UD 10 (10) 2000-04-07 Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Won WBC Youth light flyweight title.
Win 21–3–1 Ladislao Vazquez MD 12 (12) 1999-11-29 Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Won NABO light flyweight Title.
Loss 20–3–1 Michael Carbajal TKO 11 (12), 1:53 1999-07-31 Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Lost WBO light flyweight title.
Win 20–2–1 Salvatore Fanni TKO 6 (12), 1:17 1999-04-17 Palazzetto dello Sport, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy Retained WBO light flyweight title.
Win 19–2–1 Juan Domingo Cordoba UD 12 (12) 1998-12-05 Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Won WBO light flyweight title.

Outside-ring activities

Arce has gained some popularity outside the ring as well, acting in various Televisa comedy sketches (see above), and participating in Adal Ramones's show's dancing contest, "Bailando por un Sueño", where he and a fellow contestant arrived in eighth place out of nine couples. He has also done boxing commentary for TV Azteca.

According to HBO, Arce's girlfriend is teaching him to speak English in order to improve his marketability in the United States (where the lighter divisions are not generally followed by the public).

Affliction Clothing sponsors Arce to wear there clothing line and gets all access to Affliction Clothing line.

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Preceded by
Juan Domingo Córdoba
WBO Junior Flyweight Champion
Dec 5, 1998 – Jul 31, 1999
Succeeded by
Michael Carbajal
New title WBC Light Flyweight Interim Champion
October 20, 2001 – July 6, 2002
Unified
Vacant
Title next held by
Wandee Singwancha
Preceded by
Yo-Sam Choi
WBC Light Flyweight Champion
July 6, 2002 – December 18, 2004
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Eric Ortiz
New title WBC Flyweight Champion
Interim Title

June 30, 2005 – September 23, 2006
Vacant
Title next held by
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Preceded by
Rafael Concepción
WBA Super Flyweight Interim Champion
September 15, 2008 – February 7, 2009
Lost bid for super title
Vacant
Title next held by
Nonito Donaire
Preceded by
Marvin Sonsona
Vacated
WBO Junior Bantamweight Champion
January 30, 2010 – April 24, 2010
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Omar Andrés Narváez
Preceded by
Nonito Donaire
WBO Bantamweight Champion
November 26, 2011 – present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr.
WBO Super Bantamweight Champion
May 8, 2011 – Vacated
Vacant