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Jorge Armando Arce Armenta (English: AR-seh; born July 27, 1979), best known as Jorge Arce, is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the second Mexican boxer to win a world title in four weight divisions, after Érik Morales, who first achieved the feat two months prior. Arce has held the WBO and WBC light flyweight titles; the WBC interim flyweight title; the WBO and WBA (interim) super flyweight titles; and the WBO bantamweight and super bantamweight titles.
Arce remains a favorite fighter among boxing fans and is also the older brother of title contender Francisco Arce Armenta. Arce's trademark ring entrance features him wearing a black cowboy hat (thus earning him the nickname "The Mexican Cowboy") and sucking a cherry lollipop.
Arce turned pro at the age of 16, winning his first four fights. He lost to future champion Omar Romero and drew with Gabriel Munoz in back-to-back fights in the summer of 1996, but then won 10 straight bouts and a pair of regional belts before losing on points to veteran (and future IBF Light Flyweight Champion) Jose Victor Burgos on December 12, 1997.