McWilliams Arroyo Acevedo was born on December 5,1985 and is a Puerto Rican professional boxer.
37 Facts About McWilliams Arroyo
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McWilliams Arroyo began competing in the 70 pounds division, while his brother did so in the 75 pounds.
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McWilliams Arroyo participated in the first Pan-American Cadet Championships, representing Puerto Rico in the event held in Mexico.
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McWilliams Arroyo represented Puerto Rico in the Copa La Romana, organized in La Romana Province, Dominican Republic, earning the event's silver medal.
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McWilliams Arroyo entered the 2005 Torneo Batalla Carabobo where he won the event's silver medal.
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McWilliams Arroyo won the gold medal, defeating Steven Ortiz by points in the finals.
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McWilliams Arroyo competed in the 2005 Pan American Championships, earning his division's silver medal.
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McWilliams Arroyo debuted in the light flyweight semifinals, defeating Yan Bartelemi of Cuba, 14:11.
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McWilliams Arroyo won his semifinals against Alex Ferramosca of Italy.
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McWilliams Arroyo, now fighting at the flyweight division, debuted in the tournament's first date, defeating Lucas Navarro of Argentina by AB in the second round.
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McWilliams Arroyo won his bracket's quarterfinal against William Urina of Colombia, 16:7.
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McWilliams Arroyo gained the tournament's gold medal, winning by 12:11 against Juan Carlos Payano.
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McWilliams Arroyo debuted in the tournament's third date, defeating Luvsantseren Zorigtbaatar of Mongolia by points, 26:10.
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McWilliams Arroyo won his second preliminary contest against Vitali Volkov of Ukraine.
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McWilliams Arroyo closed his participation in this round by defeating Bato-Munko Vankeev of Belarus, 23:17.
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On July 2,2008, McWilliams Arroyo was selected to carry Puerto Rico's flag in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.
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In respect, McWilliams Arroyo expressed that he would make his decision after comparing the offers provided by the government and professional promoters.
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McWilliams Arroyo joined them and officially received the flag of Puerto Rico that was going to be used in the Olympic games on July 9,2008.
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McWilliams Arroyo received a bye in the first round of the preliminaries.
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McWilliams Arroyo debuted in the final stage of the preliminaries, defeating Norbert Kalucza of Hungary, 14:6.
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McWilliams Arroyo attempted to pressure the fight on the third, reducing the difference to 9:4, before Gonzalez had one final advance, securing the final score of 11:5.
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McWilliams Arroyo returned to action at the XII Jose "Cheo" Aponte Tournament, which began on May 19,2009.
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On this fight, McWilliams Arroyo was able to win by points, gathering rounds of 6:3,12:6 and 17:9.
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McWilliams Arroyo stood up while still affected by the punch and was forced to receive a protective count following another offensive barrage.
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McWilliams Arroyo debuted in the tournament's third date, defeating Yoon Kyoung Min of Korea by RSCH in the second round.
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McWilliams Arroyo won the tournament's flyweight gold medal, defeating Tugstsogt Nyambayar of Mongolia with a score of 18:2, the widest margin in all of the finals.
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On December 8,2009, the McWilliams 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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McWilliams Arroyo's debut was scheduled for February 27,2010, taking part of a card titled "Haciendo Historia", where Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr.
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McWilliams Arroyo won by technical knockout in the third round, when Rosario surrendered following an exchange of solid combinations.
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McWilliams Arroyo recovered with a six round unanimous decision win over Jiovany Fuentes.
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McWilliams Arroyo followed this with five round win over Erickson Martell.
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McWilliams Arroyo closed the year with seven and two round technical knockouts against Rigoberto Casillas and Lorenzo Trejo.
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McWilliams Arroyo won his next contest against Gilberto Mendoza, when the latter retired after suffering a shoulder injury.
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However, McWilliams Arroyo suffered an injury in his right hand and afterwards entered a prolonged inactivity.
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McWilliams Arroyo's return took place in an International Boxing Federation title eliminator on June 19,2014, where he defeated Froilan Saludar by knockout in two rounds.
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On February 27,2021, McWilliams Arroyo fought Abraham Rodriguez for the vacant WBC interim flyweight title.
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McWilliams Arroyo dominated his new opponent en route to a fifth round TKO win.