October 11, 2023
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WBC strips McWilliams Arroyo of interim belt

The WBC has confirmed Julio Cesar Martinez as sole flyweight champion after McWilliams Arroyo has declined to fight Martinez consequently vacating his interim title. Martinez and Arroyo were set to meet countless times before their technical draw which resulted from an accidental headbutt and afterward as well. The fight was set for May 5th on the undercard of Canelo vs Ryder, but Arroyo did not accept to fight in Mexico. They were set to meet this coming December as the result of a purse bid and Arroyo will not honor such fight, so he has lost his privileges and interim belt.

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  • Can’t blame him for not taking the fight in Mexico. Was the December date also taking place in Mexico?

  • I heard this was going to be Arroyo’s last fight anyway. I’m thinking he started camp for it and said to hell with this, I don’t feel like doing it anymore. After allll that it finally dies like this.

  • He never wanted to fight JC Martinez but was “forced” to. He knew he couldn’t hang. JC is a beast, small but still a beast.

  • So now they are stripping interim Champions. What’s next stripping fighters os their ranking?

  • Mexicans always go to Puerto Rico and we been robbed why arroyo did not want to go Mexico ????

  • And Charlo kept the belt after avoiding Tim Tzuyu. For how long? Amazing, how corrupt these “Sanctioning” Bodies are. And fightnews gives the head cartel Boss a platform. Can’t make this stuff up!!

  • Suliman like alway he go mexican side he forget when Arroyo wait twice for forMartinez,

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