| Jorge Arce | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Real name | Jorge Armando Arce Armenta |
| Nickname(s) | El Travieso (The Rascal) |
| Rated at | Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft. The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in Boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 Kilograms 6 in. (167 cm. ) |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Birth date | July 27, 1979 |
| Birth place | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 53 |
| Wins | 48 |
| Wins by KO | 37 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Jorge Arce (pronounced "ar-say"; born July 27, 1979 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) was a world champion in the light flyweight (108-pound) division in the sport of boxing for several years, as well as the WBC interim flyweight (112-pound) champion. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Los Mochis is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, located at. Sinaloa is one of the 31 states of Mexico. Geography Sinaloa is bordered to the north by Sonora and Chihuahua; to the south The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. An Orthodox stance in combat sports such as boxing and karate refers to someone who boxes right-handed as opposed to a left-handed fighter who is referred to as a Southpaw. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Los Mochis is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, located at. Sinaloa is one of the 31 states of Mexico. Geography Sinaloa is bordered to the north by Sonora and Chihuahua; to the south The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico,
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In the Ring
Arce turned pro at the age of 16, winning his first four fights. Arce lost to 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. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Víctor Burgos, born José Víctor Flores Burgos on April 10, 1974 in Copala, Mexico, professional boxer. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
He recovered from that setback with four straight wins, earning his first world title shot on December 4, 1998 against Juan Domingo Cordoba for the WBO light-flyweight title. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The World Boxing Organization ( WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional Boxing world champions 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. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U Michael Carbajal (born September 17, 1967) is a Phoenix, Arizona, U Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 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, 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. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Nine months later, he beat Yo-Sam Choi, the reigning champion who had been out with an injury, to take full distinction. Yo-Sam Choi ( March 1, 1972 – January 3, 2008) was a Korean former world Boxing champion He held the title until the summer of 2005 before relinquishing it to move up in weight. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Towards the end of 2003, he participated in the Televisa version of Big Brother, the Big Brother V. Televisa is a Mexican multimedia company and is the largest media company in the Spanish -speaking world and a major player in the international entertainment Big Brother is a Reality television show where in each series a group of people live together in the Big Brother House isolated from the outside world but continuously 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. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 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. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " But during and after the fight, chaos ensued. One of his friends, actress Arleth Gonzalez, was kicked off her chair by another person. And Veronica 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. Verónica Castro (born October 19 1952 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress, Singer and television host
On April 24, 2004, Arce successfully defended his title against former champ Melchor Cob Castro in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Melchor Cob Castro (born 1968-04-18 in Chiná, Campeche, Mexico) a professional boxer in the Light flyweight (108 Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a Municipality and the capital city of the Mexican state of Chiapas. Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, located towards the southeast of the country Arce had beaten Castro in May of 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. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself 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 dollars for a rematch, which would be held in the Philippines. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
Arce moved on to defend his title once again on December 18, defeating Juan Centeno by a third-round TKO. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the He then decided to try his luck in the flyweight (112-pound) weight division.
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. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (born August 11, 1977 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand) is a professional Southpaw boxer in the The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, 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. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Arce scored a third-round TKO win in the fight, held in La Paz, Mexico. La Paz is the name of several places Argentina La Paz Entre Ríos La Paz Mendoza La Paz Department
While waiting to fight Wongjongkam, Arce stayed busy by rematching Hussein on October 8 in Las Vegas. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally He retained his WBC interim title with a second-round knockout.
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 in a non-title bout. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level Rosendo José Álvarez Hernández (born May 6, 1970 in Managua Nicaragua) is a flyweight boxer, and is well known for giving Mexican legend Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America On September 23, 2006, he moved up to the super-flyweight division where he defeated Masibulele "Hawk" Makepula by fourth round knockout (which, according to the HBO commentators, he had predicted earlier). Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On January 27, 2007, he defeated Argentinian Julio Ler in a 12-round decision, thus earning the WBC #1 super-flyweight ranking. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
On April 14, 2007, he lost a 12-round unanimous decision to Cristian Mijares in San Antonio, Texas. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares (born October 2, 1981 in Gómez Palacio, Durango) is a Mexican professional boxer. 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.
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 de Monumental Aguascalientes in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common For other uses see Arce (disambiguation. Arce is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Frosinone, in the The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
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. Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares (born October 2, 1981 in Gómez Palacio, Durango) is a Mexican professional boxer. Alexander Muñoz (born February 8, 1979, Miranda, Venezuela) is a professional boxer in the Super flyweight division
Arce's career record is 49 wins, four losses and one draw, with 37 knockouts.
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. The cowboy hat is a defining piece of attire for Farm and Ranch workers in the western and southern United States, Canada and northern Mexico A lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or sticky-pop is a type of Confectionery consisting mainly of hardened flavored Sucrose
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. Adal Ramones (born Adalberto Javier Ramones Martínez, December 3, 1961 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican Television Bailando por un Sueño ("Dancing for a dream" or " Dansez pentru tine" is a reality series on the Mexican television network He has also done boxing commentary for TV Azteca. TV Azteca is the second largest Mexican Television network. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión
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). English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
| Preceded by Juan Domingo Cordoba |
WBO Light Flyweight Champion 5 Dec 1998–31 Jul 1999 |
Succeeded by Michael Carbajal |
| Preceded by Yo-Sam Choi |
WBC Light Flyweight Champion 6 Jul 2002–30 Jul 2005 Vacated |
Succeeded by Eric Ortiz |
| Preceded by none |
WBC Flyweight Champion Interim Title 30 Jul 2005–08 Apr 2006 Vacated |
Succeeded by none |
See also
- List of flyweight boxing champions
- List of male boxers
- List of WBC world champions
- Reigning boxing champions
External links
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