Oscar Duarte TKO7 Miguel Madueño ... In Anaheim, California over the weekend, junior welterweight Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (29-2-1, 23 KOs) delivered a career-best performance, handing Miguel “Explosivo” Madueño (31-4, 28 KOs) his first knockout loss. Duarte came out aggressively, overwhelming Madueño with a barrage of punches against the ropes. The referee stepped in at 2:09 of the seventh round, stopping the scheduled twelve-round bout in decisive fashion.
Darius Fulghum TKO4 Winfred Harris... Co-headlining, Darius “DFG” Fulghum (14-0, 12 KOs) of Houston took out Winfred “Hotboy” Harris (22-3-2, 10 KOs) of Detroit in the fourth round of a scheduled ten-round super middleweight fight. Fulghum hurt Harris multiple times throughout the fight and sent him to the canvas in the second round with blows to the head and body. The referee ultimately waved off the fight at 2:18 of the fourth round. Also on the card, Ricardo “El Niño” Sandoval (26-2, 18 KOs) of Rialto went the distance against Saleto Henderson (10-1, 7 KOs) of Indianapolis in a 10-round flyweight fight. The judges scored the bout unanimously for Sandoval with scores of 100-90 (twice) and 98-92. The event, promoted in association with Cancun Boxing, aired worldwide on DAZN.
ADDITIONAL BOUTS
In a top-flight firefight, Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (22-2-1, 8 KOs) of Chicago went the distance in a toe-to-toe matchup with Kendo Castañeda (21-8, 9 KOs) of San Antonio, Texas, in a ten-round welterweight fight. The opening rounds turned into a danger zone, with Castañeda landing tough blows on “Bossman,” who responded with his own fire. The judges scored the fight 98-92 and 99-91 (twice) in favor of Sims Jr.
Opening the DAZN broadcast, former Team USA standout and knockout artist in the making Joel Iriarte (6-0, 6 KOs) of Bakersfield stopped Sarasota, Florida’s Darel Harris (19-24-2, 14 KOs) at 1:21 in the second round. Harris felt the power of Iriarte’s jab and survived until the second round of the scheduled six-round welterweight fight, but he ultimately succumbed to a body shot.
In preliminary bouts streamed live on Golden Boy’s YouTube channel, Mexico City’s Yair “Manotas” Gallardo (8-0, 7 KOs) delivered a sensational knockout with a first-round stoppage of Carlos Miranda (7-2, 3 KOs) of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Scheduled as an eight-round cruiserweight bout, “Manotas” sent Miranda to the floor with a body punch.
Daniel “Junebug” Garcia (11-0, 9 KOs) of Denver took care of business early with a third-round stoppage of Francisco Pacheco (7-4-2) of Mexicali, Mexico. Scheduled as a six-round lightweight fight, Garcia secured the stoppage at 2:40 in the third.
Gael “El Terror” Cabrera (7-0, 4 KOs) of Sonora, Mexico, squared off against Jalisco’s Roberto “Escorpión” Pucheta (14-26-3, 8 KOs) in a six-round super bantamweight fight. Cabrera impressed the judges and took home the win with scores of 60-54 across the board.
Orange, California’s Fabian Guzman (7-0, 7 KOs) continued his knockout streak by stopping Daniel Lim (11-4, 3 KOs) of Deerfield Beach, Florida. In a scheduled six-round middleweight fight, Lim hit the canvas twice in the first round before folding at the 2:59 mark.
Amarillo, Texas’ Javier Meza (2-0, 2 KOs) added another knockout win to his record with a second-round finish of Lyle McFarlane (3-7, 1 KO). Scheduled as a four-round welterweight bout, Meza handed McFarlane the loss at 2:15 of the second-round mark.
Kicking off the night, super bantamweight Kevin Gudiño (2-0, 2 KOs) of Bakersfield dazzled the crowd with a third-round stoppage at 0:35 of Rafael Castillo (2-4, 1 KO) of the Bronx.
