Lenin Arroyo
Lenin Arroyo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lenin Arroyo October 19, 1979 |
| Nationality | Costa Rica |
| Other names | Volcano |
| Statistics | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 15 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Lenin Arroyo (born October 19, 1979 in San José, Costa Rica) is a professional boxer based in Miami, Florida, in the United States.
Arroyo aka "Volcano", made his professional debut on October 12, 2002 vs. Anolan Regal Del Valle (0-0) at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Florida. winning by UD4.
After starting (2-3 1 NC), Arroyo went on to win 13 straight fights before meeting his first big test of his career March 24, 2006 at the Miccosukee Indian Resort & Gaming center in Miami, Florida vs. former WBO & WBA Light Welterweight champion, Randall Bailey (29-5-0) & losing in UD8.
3 months later, he would fight former WBA Fedecentro, former WBO Latino, & former WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight champion, Arturo Morua (23-7-1) at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona and despite knocking down Morua, Arroyo lost his second straight fight by SD10. After a record of 0-2 to start the year in 2006, Arroyo defeated rising prospect, Haider Berrio (11-1 7 KOs) by UD6.
On April 2007, Lenin headlined the 8-bout card in a 12-round bout vs. Juan Carlos Rodriguez for the WBC Latin championship. It did not take long for Lenin to show his heart, skill, & will and a beautiful left hook dropped Rodriguez down and out in the 1st round of the fight. Arroyo claims the WBC Latin title in a card full of first round Knock-outs.
Titles won
WBC Latino (Light Welterweight Title)
As of April 2007[update], his record is 18-5-1 with 3 knockouts in 25 bouts.
| Record in Title fights | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Won 1 (KOs 1) | Lost 1 | Drawn 0 | Total 1 |
| Date | Opponent | W-L-D | Location | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-24 | TBA
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TBA | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, FL, U.S. | L UD 12 | |
| 2007-4-20 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez
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53-20-2 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, FL, U.S. | W KO 1 |
See also
- Boxing record for Lenin Arroyo from BoxRec (registration required)
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