By: Sean Crose
Junior light-weight Oscar Duarte was speculated to be going through former world titlist Regis Prograis on Saturday. But an harm led to Prograis having to step away. The 28-2-1 Duarte then ended up scheduled to combat the 31-3 Miguel Madueno in a scheduled 12 rounder at California’s Honda Heart. The bout was the primary occasion of a Golden Boy Promotions card and was broadcast stay on the DAZN streaming service. A secondary title was at stake.
The primary spherical noticed Madueno combating behind a strong jab whereas Duarte was in a position to land some sturdy pictures. The second was one thing of a shock as Madueno was in a position to hearth off extra punches than his extra extremely considered opponent. Whereas Duarte had his moments, it was Madueno who was shining brighter. Duarte continued to attempt to make use of stress within the third whereas Madueno was successfully illusive. Nonetheless, Duarte landed effectively to the physique at instances which could have began paying off later within the bout.
Certainly, Duarte was in a position to rock Madueno witj a robust left within the fourth. He was now in a position to catch his decided foil. Duarte put Madueno on the ropes and fired away within the fifth. Madueno, nonetheless, was nonetheless very a lot nonetheless within the combat, even supposing he now had a lower. Within the sixth, Duarte appeared to have taken over the tempo of the bout, utilizing efficient aggression and chopping off the ring.
The seventh noticed Madueno getting damage by Duarte. And as soon as he smelled blood, Duarte went in for the kill. After seeing the influence of Duarte’s blows, the referee stepped in and stopped the bout. Madueno was sad with the decision, however it was exhausting responsible the ref for attempting to maintain Madueno from absorbing critical harm.
“It was an important combat for us,” Duarte mentioned afterwards in reference to himself and his workforce.” When requested who he needed subsequent, Duarte wasn’t choosy. “Any champion,” he mentioned, “proper right here, let’s do it proper now.” It was a robust and profitable efficiency that gave Duarte the victory. Somewhat than being flustered by his opponent’s early success, the person remained affected person, letting his fists and footwork break his man down. It was a method that proved to achieve success.
No doubt, Duarte is a fighter value following. With performances like Saturdays, he could effectively have a vibrant future forward of him.
*Picture: Golden Boy
