gathered knockdowns in the first, fourth, eighth and final rounds. 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. 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. 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. 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. Professional boxing record References External links McJoe Arroyo - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live 1985 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Puerto Rico People from Ceiba, Puerto Rico Twin sportspeople Puerto Rican twins Puerto Rican male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing