|
Philippines, 04 May 2026 |
Home >> News |  |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
JORGE ARCE CHAMPION ONCE MORE By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Sun, 31 Jan 2010  Mexican warrior Jorge “Travieso” Arce is a world champion once more after winning the vacant WBO super flyweight title with a 7th round TKO victory over Indonesia’s Angky Angkota in a fight card at the Plaza de Torros Arroyo in Mexico City. Arce drove the smaller Angkota to a corner and continued to keep him there, overcoming the Indonesian with his flurries although Angkota caught the Mexican with a good uppercut and a looping left in the opening round that drew blood from Arce’s usually bloodied nose. Angkota, a southpaw, suffered a nasty gash over his right eye from an accidental head-butt in the seventh round which was one of several in a fight that was much of the time fought at close quarters, forcing the referee to call a halt and go to the judges scorecards. Two of the judges had Arce winning by a shutout 60-54 while the third judge also had it for the Mexican but by a much closer 58-56 margin. The 30 year old Arce who is now a four-time world title holder improved to 53-6-1 with 40 knockouts while Angkota dropped to 18-4 with 9 knockouts. WBA Interim super flyweight champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire's trainer, former world champion Robert Garcia, mentioned a possible blockbuster fight between Donaire and Arce should Donaire get past Mexico's Gerson Guerrero on Februart 13 at the Las Vegas Hilton in their "Pinoy Power III" showdown. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
|
|
PhilBoxing.com has been created to support every aspiring Filipino boxer and the Philippine boxing scene in general. Please send comments to feedback@philboxing.com |
PRIVATE POLICY | LEGAL DISCLAIMER
developed and maintained by dong secuya © 2026 philboxing.com. |
