McJoe Arroyo Acevedo was born on December 5,1985 and is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who held the IBF junior bantamweight title from 2015 to 2016.
17 Facts About McJoe Arroyo
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McJoe Arroyo's twin brother, McWilliams Arroyo, is a professional boxer.
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McJoe Arroyo won Bronze at flyweight at 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.
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On December 8,2009, the McJoe Arroyo brothers issued a press release through their mother, Milagros Acevedo, informing that they were no longer interested in continuing their amateur careers.
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McJoe Arroyo's debut was scheduled for February 27,2010, where he competed in the bantamweight division as part of a card titled "Haciendo Historia", where Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr.
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McJoe Arroyo then entered the first knockout streak of his career, which began with a first round victory over Israel Rojas.
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However, McJoe Arroyo was forced to rest eight months between these two fights after suffering a chin fracture, making his return in the super flyweight division.
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McJoe Arroyo then faced Shawn Nichol in consecutive fights, winning both by unanimous decision in six rounds.
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On September 27,2012, McJoe Arroyo defeated former world champion Jose Lopez by technical knockout in four rounds.
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McJoe Arroyo repeated this performance against Felipe Rivas, winning the World Boxing Organization's Latino championship.
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McJoe Arroyo returned with a unanimous decision wins over Jairo Hernandez in eight rounds.
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McJoe Arroyo won the next fight in equal fashion, this time against former contender David Quijano.
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On June 14,2014, McJoe Arroyo scored an eleventh-round technical knockout over former world champion Hernan Marquez in an International Boxing Federation title eliminator.
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McJoe Arroyo gathered knockdowns in the first, fourth, eighth and final rounds.
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On 18 July 2015, McJoe Arroyo fought undefeated Arthur Villanueva for the vacant IBF junior bantamweight title.
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McJoe Arroyo started off strong, but after that the fight had a few twists and turns, each fighter having his moments.
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McJoe Arroyo was dropped by Nery once in the second and third round, and twice in the fourth round.