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There is only one obstacle remaining for WBO bantamweight champion Jorge ’Travieso’ Arce. On February 18th, Arce returns to the ring against Lorenzo Parra in a non-title rematch in Mexicali, Mexico. If Arce prevails, he moves up in weight to face WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito «Filipino Flash» Donaire. Arce was not impressed with Donaire’s recent twelve round decision win over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr read more ...

Former WBC and IBF world champion Cristian Mijares is expected to return March 17 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico and hopes to fight for a regional title in search of a lofty spot in the super bantamweight world ratings. “I want a career at junior featherweight,” said Mijares read more ...

In a grudge rematch, multi-division world champion Jorge «Travieso» Arce (59-6-2, 45 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Angky Angkota (25-6, 15 KOs) to claim the vacant WBO bantamweight title on Saturday in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Arce launched a brutal, sustained all-out attack on Angkota in round three, but Angkota somehow survived and left Arce largely punched out. Angkota staggered Arce in round eight read more ...

Former two-division world champion Ivan Calderon (35-2-1, 6 KOs) returned to the minimumweight division for the first time since 2007 to take a close split decision over Felipe Rivas (11-9-1, 5 KOs) over ten rounds on Saturday night at the read more ...

WBO super bantamweight champion Jorge «Travieso» Arce has hit Las Vegas. The Mexican champion has arrived for a meeting with Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, where the boxer will discuss his November 12 opponent. Arce will appear on the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez undercard at the MGM Grand. Arce will also appear this Saturday at the MGM Grand to support countryman Rafael Marquez, who challenges Japan’s Toshiaki Nishioka read more ...

Humberto Soto has decided to give up the WBC lightweight world title and move up to the super lightweight in search of another world title. Soto, who defended last Saturday against Motoki Sasaki, has sent official notication to the World Boxing Council, announcing his decision to leave the division and thanking the WBC for the opportunities in his career read more ...

While discussions for an immediate rematch are already taking place, WBO super bantamweight champion Jorge Arce is very upset with Saturday final outcome to his younger brother title fight with WBA interim-bantamweight champion Hugo Ruiz, which took place in Los Mochis read more ...

Super bantamweight Francisco “Panchito” Arce (31-6-2, 22 KOs) scored a fourth round KO over former world champion Isidro “Chino” Garcia (26-8-2, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at the Tecate Boxing Tour stop in Monterrey, NL, México. A left hook to the body finished Garcia at the 2:52 mark of the fourth. With the win, Arce claimed the vacant NABF belt. read more ...

Sources indicate that Brazilian Fighter Adailton De Jesus (26-4 21 KOs) could be the opponent of former triple world champion Marco Antonio Barrera on the big June 26 PPV card at the Alamodome in San Antonio, headlined by Julio Cesar Chávez Jr against Ireland’s John Duddy. Barrera has already spent two weeks in preparation for his comeback fight prior to this week’s press tour read more ...

WBO Super Flyweight world champion Jorge Arce (53-6-1, 40 KOs) of nearby Los Mochis, Sinaloa, scored a seventh round KO of two-time world title challenger Cecilio Santos (24-13-3, 14 KOs) of Mexico City in a non-title bantamweight fight on Saturday night at the Multi Use Center in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico read more ...