McJoe Arroyo
Born
McJoe Arroyo Acevedo

(1985-12-05) December 5, 1985
Ceiba, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Statistics
Weight(s)Super flyweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins18
Wins by KO8
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Puerto Rico
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chicago Bantamweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena Flyweight

McJoe Arroyo Acevedo (born December 5, 1985) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who held the IBF junior bantamweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur, he represented Puerto Rico in international competition, winning a bronze medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the bantamweight category. His twin brother, McWilliams Arroyo, is also a professional boxer. The brothers are the only pair of twins to win medals at the World Amateur Boxing Championships, and the second twins to qualify for the Olympics in boxing.[1]

Early life

McJoe was born along his twin brother, McWilliams, in the municipality of Ceiba in the northeast coastal region of Puerto Rico's main island. Arroyo and his twin, were introduced to boxing in their childhood. At the age of 12, they entered Gimnasio Fito Ramos, a gymnasium located in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico.[2] In this locale they met Anthony Otero, a retired amateur boxer, who became their trainer during this stage of their careers.[3] They initially took up the sport as a hobby, but after six fights they began establishing a pattern of only spending a limited amount of time inactive during a month, visiting the gymnasium at least every two weeks.[4] Since the early stages of their careers, the brothers decided to fight in different divisions, in order to avoid fighting against each other.[4] However, they participated in sparring sessions, performing as they would do against other sparring partners.[3]

Amateur career

Arroyo represented Puerto Rico in international competition. He won Bronze at flyweight at 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2007 he participated at the Amateur World Championships and lost in the semifinals to eventual Russian winner Sergey Vodopyanov 9:20, qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games. After recovering, Arroyo participated in the XXVIII International Golden Belt Tournament organized in Constanta, Romania. Here he defeated local Alex Spatariu in his first fight, who abandoned the fight in the third round. In the semifinals he defeated Mirzhan Rakhimzanov of Kazajistan on points, with scores of 21-16. In the finals he fought against Veira de Jesús of Brazil, defeating him on points (28-16).[5] As part of their training the boxing team moved to South Korea, in order to assimilate the time changes.[6] After training and participating in a series of exhibition matches, the team traveled from Korea to Beijing.[7]

Professional career

On December 8, 2009, the Arroyo brothers issued a press release through their mother, Milagros Acevedo, informing that they were no longer interested in continuing their amateur careers.[8] In the letter, they report differences with the criteria used to provide economical support to high-performance athletes, as well as schedule conflicts with their original plans to pursue a professional career after the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[8] These concerns were restated in a subsequent press conference, where they noted that supporting their respective families was the main reason to pursue a professional career.[8] On January 12, 2010, PR Best Boxing announced the official signing of both brothers.[9] 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 Vázquez, Jr. fought Marvin Sonsona for the super bantamweight world championship. His opponent, Giovanni Rivera, had a previous experience of two professional fights.[10] The fight began with Rivera moving around the ring, while Arroyo pursued him while engaging on the offensive, eventually scoring a knockdown. After 25 seconds of the second round had passed, he scored a second knockdown, prompting the referee to stop the contest by technical knockout.[11] In his second fight, Arroyo defeated Steve Cannell by unanimous decision, winning all four rounds.[12] Next he won a consecutive decision over Jairo Delgado.

In his first six-round fight, Arroyo defeated Jason Rorie by technical knockout. On August 28, 2010, he scored a unanimous decision win over Sigfredo Medina. Arroyo then entered the first knockout streak of his career, which began with a first round victory over Israel Rojas. This run was completed by third and first-round technical knockouts over Eduardo Meléndez and Ivan Moxey. However, Arroyo was forced to rest eight months between these two fights after suffering a chin fracture, making his return in the super flyweight division.[13][14] He then faced Shawn Nichol in consecutive fights, winning both by unanimous decision in six rounds. On September 27, 2012, Arroyo defeated former world champion José López by technical knockout in four rounds. He repeated this performance against Felipe Rivas, winning the World Boxing Organization's Latino championship. Arroyo returned with a unanimous decision wins over Jairo Hernández in eight rounds. He won the next fight in equal fashion, this time against former contender David Quijano. On June 14, 2014, Arroyo scored an eleventh-round technical knockout over former world champion Hernán Márquez in an International Boxing Federation title eliminator. He gathered knockdowns in the first, fourth, eighth and final rounds.[15]

On 18 July 2015, Arroyo fought undefeated Arthur Villanueva for the vacant IBF junior bantamweight title. Arroyo started off strong, but after that the fight had a few twists and turns, each fighter having his moments. Near the end of the sixth round, a clash of heads opened a cut above Villanueva's right eye. As the fight went on, Villanueva fought with urgency as he felt the fight might end early due to his severe cut. The fight was stopped in the tenth round because of the cut, and the contest went to the scorecards. Arroyo edged Villanueva, 98-91, 98-91 and 97-92 on the scorecards.[16][17]

In his first title defence, Arroyo battled Jerwin Ancajas. Ancajas scored a knockdown over Arroyo in the seventh, as he dominated throughout most of the fight en route to a unanimous decision victory. The scorecards were 118-109, 117-110 and 115-112 in favor of the new champion.[18]

In his next fight, Arroyo fought former world champion Rau'shee Warren. Arroyo boxed well, but Warren was busier and sharper. Warren won on all three judges' scorecards 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111.[19]

On 16 March 2019, Arroyo battled Luis Nery. Arroyo was dropped by Nery once in the second and third round, and twice in the fourth round. After the end of the fourth round, Arroyo's corner informed the referee to stop the fight.[20]

Professional boxing record

22 fights 18 wins 4 losses
By knockout 8 1
By decision 10 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Loss 18–4 Sharone Carter UD 8 23 Jan 2021 Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
21 Loss 18–3 Luis Nery RTD 4 (10), 3:00 16 Mar 2019 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
20 Win 18–2 Sander Diaz MD 8 2 Jun 2018 Plaza Central, Palmar de Varela, Colombia
19 Loss 17–2 Rau'shee Warren UD 12 29 Jul 2017 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
18 Loss 17–1 Jerwin Ancajas UD 12 3 Sep 2016 Jurado Hall of the Philippine Marine Corp, Taguig, Philippines Lost IBF junior bantamweight title
17 Win 17–0 Arthur Villanueva TD 10 (12), 2:05 18 Jul 2015 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. Won vacant IBF junior bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Villanueva cut
16 Win 16–0 Mark Anthony Geraldo UD 12 20 Dec 2014 El San Juan Resort and Casino, Carolina, Puerto Rico
15 Win 15–0 Hernán Márquez TKO 11 (12), 0:47 14 Jun 2014 Arena Jorge Cuesy Serrano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
14 Win 14–0 David Quijano UD 8 28 Apr 2014 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
13 Win 13–0 Jairo Ochoa UD 8 20 Apr 2013 Arena Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
12 Win 12–0 Felipe Rivas TKO 4 (10), 2:59 2 Feb 2013 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Won vacant WBO Latino junior bantamweight title
11 Win 11–0 José López TKO 4 (10), 2:27 27 Sep 2012 Hotel San Juan, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
10 Win 10–0 Shawn Nichol UD 6 10 Mar 2012 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
9 Win 9–0 Shawn Nichol UD 6 7 Oct 2011 Coliseo Rebekah Colberg Cabrera, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
8 Win 8–0 Ivan Moxey TKO 1 (6), 1:35 2 Sep 2011 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
7 Win 7–0 Eduardo Melendez TKO 3 (6), 1:38 22 Jan 2011 Complejo Correccional INST 1072, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
6 Win 6–0 Israel Rojas TKO 1 (6), 2:10 16 Oct 2010 Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Sigfredo Medina UD 6 28 Aug 2010 Coliseo Mario Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
4 Win 4–0 Jason Rorie TKO 6 (6), 2:00 10 Jul 2010 Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico
3 Win 3–0 Jairo Delgado UD 4 29 May 2010 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
2 Win 2–0 Steve Cannell UD 4 17 Apr 2010 Coliseo Tomas Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
1 Win 1–0 Giovanny Rivera TKO 2 (4), 0:25 27 Feb 2010 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

References

  1. ↑ "Victoria para los gemelos Arroyo". El Vocero (in Spanish). February 28, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ Rey Colón (December 9, 2009). "McJoe y McWilliams debutarán en enero o febrero". El Vocero (in Spanish). Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Rey Colón (December 8, 2009). "Convencido de que los Arroyo serán campeones". El Vocero (in Spanish). Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Omar Marrero (July 7, 2008). "Hermanos Arroyo buscan gloria olímpica en Beijing" (in Spanish). Noticiasonline.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  5. ↑ Víctor Pillot Ortiz (June 16, 2008). "Deportes". Gestión dorada en Rumania. Puerto Rico: El Nuevo Día.
  6. ↑ Rey Colón (July 9, 2008). A foguearse en Corea los boxeadores (in Spanish). El Vocero.
  7. ↑ Lester Jiménez (July 31, 2008). "Listos para soltar puños y batallar por las medallas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
  8. 1 2 3 Rey Colón (December 8, 2009). "Oficial: los Arroyo le dicen adiós al aficionismo". El Vocero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  9. ↑ Alex Figueroa Cancel (January 12, 2010). "Los Arroyo firman como profesionales". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ "McJoe y McWilliams Arroyo ya tienen rivales para su debut". Primera Hora (in Spanish). February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  11. ↑ Carlos González (February 27, 2010). "McJoe y McWilliams Arroyo ganan con rápidos nocauts en su debut profesional". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Carlos Negrón, McWilliams y McJoe Arroyo vencen a sus rivales". Primera Hora (in Spanish). April 18, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Descanso forzoso para McJoe Arroyo". Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  14. ↑ The Sport Press
  15. ↑ "Jorge Arce Continues on, Arroyo Beats up Marquez". June 15, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Arroyo vs Villanueva - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  17. ↑ "McJoe Arroyo Edges Villanueva, Captures The IBF Title". BoxingScene.com. July 18, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Arroyo vs Ancajas - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Rau'shee Warren Wins Unanimous Decision Over McJoe Arroyo". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Luis Nery Drops McJoe Arroyo Four Times For TKO Win". BoxingScene.com. March 16, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Zolani Tete 		IBF junior bantamweight champion
July 18, 2015 – September 3, 2016		 Succeeded by
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