Golden Boy introduced at the moment that 140-pound contenders Oscar Duarte and Kenneth Sims Jr, who had been slated to satisfy final November earlier than Sims injured his knee, will headline an August 2nd DAZN present in Chicago.
Stoked they’re revisiting this one. Duarte (29-2-1, 23 KO) is a extremely dependable motion fighter whose solely loss in his final 15 fights got here towards Ryan Garcia, a battle by which Duarte was greater than holding his personal earlier than getting clipped by a left hook. His three fights since have seen him batter JoJo Diaz, take a choice over Batyr Akhmedov when the Uzbek stepped in for Sims (22-2-1, 8 KO), then beat down a courageous Miguel Madueno in February after Regis Prograis pulled out.
Sims himself is unbeaten since a 1-2-1 skid from 2017-2018, breaking out with a 2021 upset of Elvis Rodriguez however by no means fairly managing to capitalize. He and Duarte are inside spitting distance of WBA champ Gary Antuanne Russell, so a win right here might propel them proper to the cusp of a title shot.
Actually robust matchup. You’ll need to tune in.
