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Promoter 'Nervous' About Tim Bradley-Luis Carlos Abregu

By Lem SatterfieldJun 30th 2010 – 2:46PM

Gary Shaw has a hand in promoting both WBO junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion Tim Bradley (pictured above, at left), of Palm Springs, Calif., and unheralded welterweight (147 pounds) Luis Carlos Abregu of Salta Salta, Argentina, heading into their July 17, HBO-televised, non-title over the limit bout that is...

It's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-John Duddy On June 26; Marco Antonio Barrera On Undercard

By Lem SatterfieldApr 27th 2010 – 9:46PM

When undefeated middleweight (160 pounds) prospect, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (pictured above, at right, with Freddie Roach), of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mex., enters the ring on June 26 against Ireland-native, John Duddy, of New York, it will have been seven months since the 24-year-old last fought. That's when the son of the...

Julio Cesar Chave Jr.-John Duddy, Eric Morel-Jorge Arce Slated For June 26

By Lem SatterfieldMar 29th 2010 – 2:54PM

Undefeated middleweight (160 pounds) prospect Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mex., will take on Ireland-native, John Duddy (pictured above, left, against Michael Medina), of New York, in the main event, and former WBA flyweight (112 pounds) king Eric Morel, of Madison, Wis., will meet former WBC light...

Jorge Arce Wins WBO Title Eliminator; Sebastian Sylvester Defends IBF Crown

By Lem SatterfieldJan 31st 2010 – 1:11AM

Former WBC light flyweight (108 pounds) champion, Jorge Arce, of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, earned a seventh-round technical decision over Angky Angkota of Indonesia to win Saturday night's WBO super flyweight (115 pounds) title eliminator at The Plasa de Torres Arroyo in Ciudad, Mex., as part of Top Rank Promotions'...

Former Champ Jorge Arce Faces Angky Angkota on Saturday

By Lem SatterfieldJan 26th 2010 – 11:15PM

Former WBC light flyweight (108 pounds) champion, Jorge Arce, of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, will face Angky Angkota of Indonesia in a WBO super flyweight title eliminator on Saturday night at The Plasa de Torres Arroyo in Ciudad, Mex., as part of Top Rank Promotions' 36-show, "Top Rank Live" series with Fox Sports and...

Jorge Arce News From the Web

  • 05/16/12 Title fight for Banal? Source: Sun Star - Philippines WITH current World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Jorge Arce's possible move back up to the super bantamweight division, ALA Promotions is looking at a world title fight for WBO No. 1 AJ Banal later this year after a tune-up fight in Manila in July. "It would still be for a regional title in preparation for the world title late this year, as there are talks that Arce will be fighting at 122 pounds in the undercard of (Manny) Pacquiao- (Timothy) Bradley," ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer told Sun.Star Cebu. Have something to report?
  • 05/08/12 Working on the First Coast: Trade specialist helps... Source: The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL He's director of the Jacksonville office of U.S. Commercial Service.

Background on Jorge Arce

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.

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