By Allan Fox: Making his second fight of his comeback, 34-year-old former 4 division world champion Jorge Arce (62-7-2, 47 KO’s) obliterated journeyman Aldimar Silva Santos (19-7, 10 KO’s) by a 5th round TKO last Saturday night at the Domo de la Macroplaza, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Arce knocked Silva down twice in the fight, once in the 3rd and another time in the 5th. The referee Juan Jose Ramirez did the sensible thing in stopping the fight at 0:41 of the 5th round after Arce nailed the badly overmatched Silva with a flurry of shots.
Jorge Arce
Jorge Arce faces Aldimar Silva Santos this Saturday in Sonora, Mexico
By Dan Amrbose: 34-year-old Jorge Arce (62-7-2, 47 KO’s) will be in action this Saturday night against journeyman Aldimar Silva Santos (9-7, 10 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Domo de la Macroplaza, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Arce had been in retirement after a 3rd round knockout loss to former WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire in December 2012. Arce’s retirement lasted for exactly 11 months. He came back last year in November and defeated Jose Carmona by an 8th round stoppage.
Arce came back because he wants to capture a world title in the featherweight division to become a 5-division world champion. Like Juan Manuel Marquez, Arce is looking to add to his legacy by trying to capture another world title in another weight class.
Jorge Arce vs. Aldimar Silva Santos on March 8th in Sonora, Mexico
By Dan Ambrose: 34-year-old former 4 division world champion Jorge Arce (62-7-2, 47 KO’s) will be back in the ring next month against 32-year-old journeyman Aldimar Silva Santos (19-7, 10 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Arce has a dream of capturing a 5th division world title at featherweight in the near future, so he’s working his way into a world title shot against one of the featherweight champions.
However, Arce doesn’t really have the frame to be fighting at featherweight, and when the time comes for him to fight one of the champions like Jhonny Gonzalez, Orlando Salido, Evgeny Gradovich, Simpiwe Vetyeka or Nicholas Walters, Arce is going to be massacred.
Jorge Arce vs. William Prado on November 16th
By Dan Ambrose: Former four division world champion Jorge Arce (61-7-2, 46 KO’s) will be coming out of his 1-year retirement to face William Prado (21-4-1, 14 KO’s) on November 16th in a scheduled 10 round bout, according to ESPN. Arce, 34, wants to attempt to capture a world title at featherweight and he’s targeting featherweight champions Jhonny Gonzalez and Orlando Salido as the guys he wants to fight.
Arce retired last year after being blown out in 3 rounds by Nonito Donaire on December 15th in a fight that saw Arce hit the deck three times before it was finally halted n the 3rd.
Arce said via ESPN “It took me a long time to analyze the situation. I feel that my body is still responding well and with the support of my family and my promoter, I have decided to give it one more chance.”
Jorge Arce to come out of retirement for one more fight
By Dan Ambrose: 33-year-old former four division world champion Jorge Arce (61-7-2, 46 KO’s) recently announced his retirement after being blown out in three rounds by WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire last month on December 15th. Now, however, Arce is talking about wanting to come back for one last fight because he didn’t like the way his career ended by being knocked out.
Arce told the record.com.mx “[I’m doing it] not for money. I think I owe the public a war. All my fights have been exciting. Donaire surprised me with his speed, power and moved very fast…I want to retire with a memorable fight, a war for 12 rounds for people to be satisfied.”
Arum sees Donaire as 2012 Fighter of the year
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum feels that his fighter WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (31-1, 20 KO’s) should be the 2012 Fighter of The Year for his wins over Jorge Arce, Jeffrey Mathebula, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr and Toshiaki Nishioka.
Arum said to the Manila Bulletin that Donaire should be “Fighter of the year.”
I’m sorry but I don’t agree that Donaire has done enough to deserve that distinction for beating those guys.
The Weekend Action Reviewed: Khan-Molina, Groves-Johnson, Donaire-Arce, Wilder-Price
By Rusty Nate: Having watched the weekend’s events I thought I would put something to paper and just review the bouts as they happened.
I was present this weekend at the Excel event for George Groves’ next installment and what a great show it was regardless of the Burns fight being cancelled.
George Groves Vs Glen Johnson
This was a great fight. Groves really impressed me with his increased speed in this fight. He put together some great combinations and was able to handle Johnson in a better fashion than both Bute and Froch managed to. I am not saying Groves is at that level just yet but he is definitely moving in the right direction and it wont be long for him now I don’t think.
Arce retires after being destroyed by Donaire
By Chris Williams: 33-year-old Jorge Arce said he ending his boxing career after getting blown out in a 3rd round TKO by WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire in Houston, Texas. Donaire hit Arce with a scorching left hook to the head that knocked him out in the 3rd round. Arce was already badly hurt at the time after getting knocked down moments earlier in the same round. Donaire ended up knocking the little 5’4” undersized Arce down three times in the fight.
This mismatch was just like the mismatch that Bob Arum put together between Manny Pacquiao and an over the hill 40-year-old Shane Mosley last year. Why these two fights were put together is beyond me, because they weren’t fan friendly fights in terms of being competitive. I think it’s bad for boxing to have mismatches like Donaire-Arce put together, because it’s not interesting to watch, and it gives a false impression about how good guys like Pacquiao and Donaire really are. We just saw Pacquiao exposed when he had to step it up and fight someone good, and I suspect the same thing will happen one of these days when Arum finally puts Donaire in with quality fighters like Mares and Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Donaire stops Arce
By Jim Dower: WBO super bantamweight Nonito Donaire (31-1, 20 KO’s) showed why most boxing experts consider him the best fighter in the 122 pound division by stopping Jorge Arce (61-7-2, 46 KO’s) in the 3rd round and sending him into an early retirement at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Arce, 33, never really stood a chance in this fight, as he was knocked down three separate times by the bigger Donaire. The end of the fight, if you want to call it that, came when Donaire hit Arce was a hard left hook to the head that put Arce down. The fight was then halted at 2:59 of the round.
Purses: Donaire $1 million, Arce $800,000
By Chris Williams: You can see why Jorge Arce (61-6-2, 46 KO’s) was so eager to get a fight with WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (30-1, 19 KO’s) when you look at the purse that the 33-year-old Arce will be getting to take on Donaire on HBO at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Arce will receive $800,000, whereas Donaire will make $1 million for the fight.
That’s excellent money for Arce, especially when he really hasn’t done much lately to really deserve the fight in terms of beating anyone worth mentioning. Arce looked absolutely 100% horrible earlier this year in his fight with Jesus M Rojas. That was the fight that Arce fell down in the 2nd round and didn’t get back up, complaining that his ear hurt after getting hit on the side of the head by Rojas, who was dominating the action in that round.