Jorge Arce
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Arce in 2013
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Jorge Armando Arce Armenta |
| Nickname(s) | El Travieso ("Mischievous Boy") |
| Rated at |
Light flyweight Flyweight Super flyweight Bantamweight Super bantamweight Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 4 ½ in |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born |
July 27, 1979 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 73 |
| Wins | 62 |
| Wins by KO | 47 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
Jorge Armando Arce Armenta (English: AR-seh; born July 27, 1979), best known as Jorge Arce, is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the second Mexican boxer to win a world title in four weight divisions, after Érik Morales, who first achieved the feat two months prior. Arce has held the WBO, Lineal and WBC light flyweight titles; the WBC interim flyweight title; the WBO and WBA (interim) super flyweight titles; and the WBO bantamweight and super bantamweight titles.
Arce remains a favorite fighter among boxing fans and is also the older brother of title contender Francisco Arce Armenta. 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.
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.
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