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Jorge Arce

Jorge Arce held 5 world titles across 4 weight classes, from light flyweight to super bantamweight, between 1998 and 2012. Arce first became a world champion aged 19 after winning the WBO light flyweight world title by beating Juan Domingo Cordoba.

World title bouts
20
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
14–6
World titles held
5
Longest world title reign (WBC light flyweight, 2002–2004)
2 years, 5 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1998 – Jan 2015

FeatherweightWBC
Super BantamweightWBO
The Ring
BantamweightWBO
Super FlyweightWBA Super
WBC
IBF
WBO
Light FlyweightWBC
WBO
1998age 181999age 192000age 202001age 212002age 222003age 232004age 242005age 252006age 262007age 272008age 282009age 292010age 302011age 312012age 322013age 332014age 342015age 35
2000200520102015

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2014

  2. Jhonny Gonzalez beats Jorge Arce via knockout 11/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  3. 2012

  4. Nonito Donaire beats Jorge Arce via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBO and The Ring

  5. Jorge Arce’s reign as the WBO bantamweight world champion ends

    Bantamweight · WBO

  6. 2011

  7. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 10 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  8. Jorge Arce beats Angky Angkotta via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  9. Jorge Arce’s reign as the WBO super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBO

  10. Jorge Arce beats Simphiwe Nongqayi via knockout 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBO

  11. Jorge Arce beats Wilfredo Vazquez Jr via knockout 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBO

  12. 2010

  13. Jorge Arce’s reign as the WBO super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  14. Jorge Arce beats Angky Angkotta via technical decision 7/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  15. 2009

  16. Simphiwe Nongqayi beats Jorge Arce via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · IBF

  17. Vic Darchinyan beats Jorge Arce via corner retirement 11/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF

  18. 2008

  19. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 6 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  20. 2007

  21. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 6 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  22. Cristian Mijares beats Jorge Arce via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  23. 2006

  24. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 8 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  25. 2005

  26. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 4 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  27. 2004

  28. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 1 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  29. Jorge Arce beats Juan Francisco Centeno via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  30. Jorge Arce beats Juanito Rubillar via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  31. Jorge Arce beats Melchor Cob Castro via knockout 5/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  32. Jorge Arce beats Joma Gamboa via knockout 2/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  33. 2003

  34. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 1 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  35. Jorge Arce beats Melchor Cob Castro via technical decision 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  36. Jorge Arce beats Ernesto Castro via knockout 1/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  37. 2002

  38. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 2 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  39. Jorge Arce beats Agustin Luna via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  40. Jorge Arce beats Choi Yo-sam via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  41. 2001

  42. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 7 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  43. 2000

  44. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Arce No. 9 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  45. 1999

  46. Michael Carbajal beats Jorge Arce via knockout 11/12

    Light Flyweight · WBO

  47. Jorge Arce beats Salvatore Fanni via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBO

  48. 1998

  49. Jorge Arce beats Juan Domingo Cordoba via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBO