Jorge Arce vs. Tomas Rojas
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Jorge Arce 118 lbs beat Tomas Rojas 118 lbs by TKO at 1:00 in round 6 of 12
- Date: 2007-09-16
- Location: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Referee: Joe Cortez
- Judge: Dave Moretti
- Judge: Robert Hoyle
- Judge: Adalaide Byrd
- World Boxing Council Latino Bantamweight Title
- Time: 1:00
- Weights: Arce 118 lbs, Rojas 117½ lbs
Bout Summary
Rojas showed fast hands and delivered good combinations in winning every round on two of the three official cards for the five completed rounds. Rojas was ahead on all three judges scorecards entering the sixth, but Arce landed a left hook to the body that knocked down Rojas. Rojas barely beat the count and referee Joe Cortez quickly stepped in to end it during Arce's follow-up attack.
Later,Rojas admitted that the fight was fixed and he took a dive for a 100 thousands dollars.