Former three-division world titlist, Mexico's Fernando Montiel (46-4-2, 36 KOs) will take on two-time former world title challenger, Angky Angkota (25-6, 14 KOs), in a ten-round junior featherweight bout Saturday night in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The 32-year-old Montiel is coming off a unanimous twelve-round decision loss to Victor Terrazas in November of last year and is … [Read more...]
Arce Captures Fifth World Title, Decisions Angkotta
Plaza de Toros Rea, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico-- In front of a partisan crowd in his home state, Jorge Arce (59-6-2, 45 KOs) outpointed Indonesia's Angky Angkotta (25-6, 14 KOs) to win the vacant WBO bantamweight title and capture his fifth world title over the course of his action-packed 15-year career. Arce, who had vacated his WBO junior featherweight title for this shot, … [Read more...]
Jorge Arce vs. Angky Angkotta in Bantamweight Title bout, Saturday November 26th
Jorge “Travieso” Arce (58-6-2, 45KOs) vacated his WBO Super Bantamweight Championship to face Angky “Time Bomb” Angkotta (25-5, 14KOs) and attempt to claim the vacant WBO Bantamweight title. If successful, Arce will become the first Mexican fighter with titles in five different weight classes. These fighters previously met in January 2010 in the super flyweight division. … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Latest on Donaire-Vazquez, Arce, Huck, and Helenius-Chisora)
-- Nonito Donaire, having officially vacated his WBC and WBO bantamweight titles, is planning a move to junior featherweight (122 lbs.) and his promoter, Top Rank, is seeking a bout with second generation Puerto Rican former world champ, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for the now-vacant WBO title in that division. According to WBO officials, the bout is tentatively scheduled for February … [Read more...]