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Arnold Barboza Jr vs Keneth Sims Jr – substantial fight preview and predictions
Gigantic boxing returns to Anaheim this weekend as Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy promotes Arnold Barboza Jr (32-1) to fight Kenneth Sims Jr (22-3-1).
Sims Jr is Barboza Jr’s first test after losing a unanimous decision in his last match.
The 34-year-old was outclassed last time he faced Teofimo Lopez for the WBO super lightweight crown.
He was scored on all three judges’ scorecards, with two scoring him 112-116 and the third scoring him 110-118.
The Lopez vs. Barboza Jr fight took place on the historic Times Square card last May.
After over nine months of break, he returns for the first time, this time in the welterweight division.
Barboza Jr last fought at welterweight in 2019, where he forced Ricky Sismundo to retire in the fourth round.
Since moving up to super lightweight, the 34-year-old has scored several impressive victories against Sean McComb, Jose Carlos Ramirez and Jack Catterall.
His opponent, Sims Jr, is no exaggeration despite having three defeats to his name.
Sam Sims Jr last suffered a loss when he was defeated by majority decision against Oscar Duarte Jurado in August.
Before the defeat in the last match, “Bossman” was in good form, recording nine wins in the series.
Prediction: Barboza Jr should have more than enough to be confirmed to compete in the welterweight division.
Oscar Collazo vs. Jesus Haro
The co-main event sees one of the lower weight classes’ most thrilling stars return to action.
Oscar Collazo (13-0) will enter the bout undefeated with an impressive 77% knockout rate against Jesus Haro (13-3).
His last appearance was in September, when he scored a victory over Jayson Vayson, whom he stopped in the seventh.
Collazo has held the WBO minimumweight world title since May 2023, when he forced Melvin Jerusalem to retire on his stool after the seventh round.
Haro, 23, is fighting for a world title for the first time in his career, so he will be looking to cause an upset.
He lost on his debut by split decision and has since been defeated twice in the last five years.
Despite the losses, Haro has as many wins as Collazo entering the competition.
In May 2025, he defeats Jaime Guevara by knockout in the fourth round.
Prediction: Collazo should take his eleventh career break and it will prove to be too much for the 23-year-old.
Gabriela Fundora vs. Viviana Ruiz Corredor
Undisputed flyweight world champion Gabriela Fundora (17-0) returns to action on Saturday against Viviana Ruiz Corredor (10-2).
He puts all his belts on the line against Ruiz Corredor.
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Fundora is on a remarkable 17-fight win streak since making his professional debut in 2021.
She won her first world title just two years after her debut in 2023, when she defeated Arely Mucino in the fifth round.
“Sweet Poison” enters this weekend’s fight on a three-fight winning streak, all coming in seven.
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At just 23 years elderly, Fundora is one of the brightest stars in the sport and may look to fight in multiple weight classes in the future.
Prediction: Should have more than enough to stop a fourth straight fight against Corredor, who has never finished a match before the final bell.
Undercard remaining
Elsewhere in the event, former world title challenger Alexis Rocha (25-2-1) will face veteran campaigner Joseph Diaz (34-8-1) in a welterweight clash that will see Rocha fight for ten rounds.
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There are also plenty of undefeated prospects, with Joel Iriarte (9-0) looking to maintain his perfect record against Rock Dodler Myrthil (17-2-1), and Fabian Guzman (9-0) also expected to be favored to extend his unbeaten streak against Julian Delgado (9-1).
Daniel Garcia (12-0) vs Blas Ezequiel Caro (12-9) in a airy heavyweight bout and will likely be confident of keeping his record intact, while Cayden Griffiths (7-0) will face Omar Ulises Gutierrez Munguia (8-2-1) and Grant Flores (12-0) will face Rashid Stevens (6-1-2) and several Gold contenders The boy is impressive on the card.
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Arnold Barboza Jr. returned to winning ways in Anaheim in the early hours of the morning, defeating Kenneth Sims Jr.
Barboza Jr scored wide decisions over Sims Jr.
Before the competition, the 34-year-old suffered his first defeat on the pitch against Teofimo Lopez.
However, he made no mistakes last night, winning almost every round.
Three judges saw it: 117-111, 118-110, 120-108
Barboza was a level above the rather disappointing Sims Jr. on the night, even though he was unable to stop his man, he rode throughout the entire contest.
The American wasted no time in calling out Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney in his post-fight interview.
“Hey, who wouldn’t mind seeing me and Ryan Garcia in this arena, man?”
Alexis Rocha also shouted out the winner, claiming there would be a “war.”
Oscar Collazo vs. Jesus Haro
Collazo defended his WBO minimumweight crown in the co-main event.
He put pressure on the first beam and was the better player on the night.
Collazo made it his mission to dismantle Haro’s body, and his opponent seemed to grow weaker and the end seemed inevitable.
The fight was ultimately stopped with a cut to Haro’s left eye after an accidental clash of heads and the fight was called off.
Collazo became the winner and defended his belt in style.
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Gabriela Fundora vs. Viviana Ruiz
Undisputed World Champion Gabriela Fundora returned to action on the card and flawlessly defended her undisputed crown.
Fundora was the bigger competitor in her fight and made her opponent pay to get into the ring as she was struggling with an injury to begin with.
“Sweet Poison” really started to benefit Ruiz in the fourth round, knocking her down after a good combination.
The referee had seen enough in the sixth round and called off the fight.
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Undercard remaining
The Alexis Rocha vs. Joseph Diaz Jr fight took place in the welterweight division, with Rocha returning after more than 14 months away from the squared circle.
He faced Diaz, who was eliminated after a penniless performance against Regis Prograis last August.
Rocha made no mistake after a long break, winning by a decisive points decision.
Also in the welterweight division, Joel Iriarte stopped Rock Dodler Myrthil, and Grant Flores passed Rashid Stevens in the super welterweight division.
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There were three second round stoppages early in the third round, with Daniel Garcia, Cayden Griffiths and Leonardo Sanchez all claiming victories before the third round began.
Fabian Guzman also had a mighty performance and took a unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 79-73 in his favor.
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Anthony Cacace became a two-time world champion, dethroning James Dickens.
He became WBA world champion in Dublin after a unanimous decision victory over Dickens.
The three judges handed it to Cacace with the cards read: 115-113, 116-112, 116-113.
The main event was razor edged for the first four rounds of the fight every round is difficult to call.
Things changed in the fifth set when “Apache” started to find his range and “Jazza Dickens” suffered an injury before a dominant round.
Dickens did well to drag the round towards the end, but it was still mostly in Cacace’s favor.
The sixth game was similar to the first, both players landed well and it was challenging to check them.
‘Apache’ probably won the next few rounds before he was caught in a nasty header in the ninth round.
Dickens made no mistake after a header and punished Cacace, who seemed anxious as he sat on his stool before the 10th round.
The Liverpudlian looked the smarter and fitter of the two heading into the final three rounds, despite being low on the cards.
Cacace did enough to claim a decisive points victory over 12 rounds.
Pierce O’Leary vs. Maxi Hughes
Pierce O’Leary claimed victory over former world champion Maxi Hughes in Dublin, forcing him to retire from a corner kick before the sixth round.
O’Leary impressed early on, winning the first three rounds.
It was his early attack that counted, beating out Hughes in the fourth round, who looked set to be stopped; somehow the Doncaster man heard the bell at the end of four o’clock.
He continued to apply pressure in the fifth round, which was supposed to be the final round of the competition. Hughes showed great heart to reach the final bell, but was forced to withdraw before the sixth.
In the corner, “Maximus” could be heard stating, “I can’t hear a damn thing.”
O’Leary starred on his Irish homecoming to win the IBO world title and will be looking to continue his unbeaten run.
Undercard remaining
Heavyweight prospect Adam Olaniyan made his professional debut in Dublin and it was a dream start with a first-round knockout in the first minute of the fight.
He stopped Jan Bezouska after dropping him seconds earlier, which is the start of a very invigorating journey.
Ryan Garner returned to action for the first time with a gigantic victory over Reece Bellotti after the last break.
This fight was more of an escape for “Piranha” as he faced the Endosperm. He made the Mexican’s job easier by hurting him in the second round before forcing the referee to step in and end the fight in the third round.
Jono Carroll and Colm Murphy had a great fight on the undercard, fighting for a points decision, which Carroll topped on each judge’s scorecard.
Steven Cairns stopped Arnie Dawson in the ninth, who was suffering just the first defeat of his career, while Gary Cully got back to winning ways with a six-round decision victory.
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Another debut came on a card starring Bobbi Flood, who broke down in the first round with a minute left in the round.
Eoghan Lavin stopped Liam Walsh with Carty and McReynolds scoring.
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Mike Tyson talked about what a fight between him and two-time undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk would look like.
Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20, and Usyk moved up from cruiserweight to defeat some of the best fighters of the decade.
After the Ukrainian moved to heavyweight, many wondered where he belonged among the great fighters.
Usyk has defeated Tyson Fury twice, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.
He is also scheduled to take part in a historic competition against kickboxing great Rico Verhoeven, to name a few the lasting legacy it leaves behind.
Tyson talked Ring Magazine and said that he would love to share the ring with the Ukrainian.
“I would absolutely agree to fight Usyk.
“But Usyk is quite busy for a contemporary heavyweight.”
“Iron Mike” continued, comparing the activity of heavyweights today to when he was an busy champion.
𝙁𝙐𝙍𝙔 𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙎 𝘼𝙂𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙎𝙏 𝙒𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙊𝙁𝙁 𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙊 𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙃𝙊𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉 𝘼𝙂𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙎𝙏 𝙊𝙇𝙀𝙆𝙎𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙍 𝙐𝙎𝙔𝙆
“Ric and I have sparred for years, we’ve been going back a long time, he’s known us for over 10 years.
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“We are different fighters. Fighters of this era should see this. We were more busy than them.
“In my day, we defended our titles four times a year. Now these guys defend their titles once every two years.”
Usyk’s fight with Verhoeven will be his fourth in 24 months.
Another name that Tyson brought up that would pose a great challenge to the current world champion is Evander Holyfield.
“Holyfield would give him a great fight. It’s a different era.
“You have to kill these guys to beat them. It’s tough to beat these guys without getting a scratch on your face.”
Tyson shared the ring with Holyfield twice. He was stopped in the 11th round of their first meeting and notoriously disqualified in a rematch for biting his opponent’s ear.
Even though Usyk, now 39, is entering the final phase of his career, he listed three fights he wants before the fight ended.
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He spoke to Inside The Ring.
The first of them was, of course, Rico Verhoeven, trained by Peter Fury.
He then sees himself fighting the winner of Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois, who will fight for Wardley’s WBA crown on May 9.
And finally, Usyk wants a monumental trilogy with Tyson Fury after already defeating him twice.
“Rico [Verhoeven]this is the first. Secondly, either Wardley or Dubois will win, and the third fight will be my friend “Greedy Belly”, Tyson Fury.
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