Introducing: McWilliam Arroyo

I can't say he is a future P4P or anything like that. But this is a boxer worth watching. Good luck to him!

Name: McWilliams Arroyo
Birth Name: McWilliams Arroyo Acevedo
Born: 1985-12-05 (Age:24)
Birthplace: Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rican
Hometown: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Boxing Record:

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Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 4″ / 163cm

McWilliams Arroyo (born December 5, 1985) is a Puerto Rican boxer best known for winning the Gold Medal at flyweight at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships at Assago forum in Milan on September 12, 2009 and in the 2007 PanAmerican games . He is the twin brother of boxer

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, they are the second twins to qualify for the Olympics in boxing.
Amateur career

At the 2006 Central American Games he beat Olympic Champion

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14-11, and won Gold at Light flyweight.
McWilliams Arroyo knocked out Cuban

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and edged out

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to grab flyweight Gold at the Pan American Games in 2007.
In Chicago at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships? he defeated Lusvanteseren Zorigtbaatar(Mongolia), Vitaliy Volkov (Ukraine) and Bato-Munko Vankeev (Belarus) to qualify for the Olympics. He lost to Samir Mammadov in the quarterfinals, though, and didn't medal.
The Arroyo twins, McWilliams and McJoe, represented Puerto Rico in the 2008 Beijing Olympics after qualifying at the world championships. It was the second time that twins have competed in an Olympic boxing tournament after

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and

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fought in the 2000 Olympics. On July 2, 2008, Arroyo was selected to carry Puerto Rico's flag in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. On July 8, 2008, Puerto Rico's Sports and Recreation Department offered up to $48,000 to the five boxers classified to the Olympics, if the boxers choose to continue with the team for a second Olympic cycle. In respect, Arroyo expressed that he would make his decision after comparing the offers provided by the government and professional promoters.
Arroyo won gold at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
Olympic games results

2008 (as a flyweight)

• 1st round bye
• Defeated
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  (Hungary) 14-6
• Lost to
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  (Cuba) 2-11

World amateur championships results

2007 (as a flyweight)

• Defeated
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  (Mongolia) 26-10
• Defeated
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  (Ukraine) 23-14
• Defeated
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  (Belarus) 23-17
• Lost to
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  (Azerbaijan) 21-33 (quarterfinal match)

2009 (as a flyweight)

• 1st round bye
• Defeated
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  (South Korea) RSCH 2
• Defeated
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  (Hungary) RSC 3
• Defeated
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  (Cuba) 6-2
• Defeated
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  (Germany) 9-7
• Defeated
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  (Mongolia) 18-2

 

Yes he is. He has beaten a few interesting names, including Yan Barthelemy

 

I remember that post and I have been following them since they were amateur. However, did you ever consider the possibility that not everybody had the chance to see your post??????? I didn't know this was some kind of competition. I am giving people the chance to hear about this guy in case they haven't had the chance.