Arroyo hopes to take advantage of second chance for a world title

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LOS ANGELES — Flyweight contender McWilliams Arroyo got a world title opportunity in 2014, traveled to hostile territory in Thailand and came awfully close to wresting the belt from Amnat Ruenroeng.

Arroyo, a 2008 Puerto Rican Olympian and one of the top contenders in the division, scored a sixth-round knockdown but wound up losing a debatable split decision. Arroyo rebounded with a third-round knockout victory against Victor Ruiz last April and will fight for the first time in a year when he gets his second shot at a world title, this time against an opponent even more highly regarded than Ruenroeng.

Roman Gonzalez-McWilliams Arroyo

Where: The Forum in Inglewood, CaliforniaWhen: SaturdayTV: HBO, 10 p.m. ET/PT

Arroyo has the daunting task of facing world champion and pound-for-pound king Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez on Saturday (HBO, 10 p.m. ET) at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., in the co-feature to unified middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) making his 16th title defense, which comes against mandatory challenger Dominic Wade (18-0, 12 KOs).

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