Barboza Sims Undercard Announced

Golden Boy announced the Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-1, 11 KOs) and Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (22-2-1, 8 KOs) undercard as it will the welterweights headline a 12-round bout on DAZN taking place Saturday, March 14, at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Recently added to the undercard, Santa Ana’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha (25-2-1, 16 KOs) will face former world champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. (34-8-1, 15 KOs), representing South El Monte. Diaz Jr. will move up to welterweight to meet Rocha in a 10-round showdown. Opening the DAZN broadcast, Bakersfield’s rising knockout artist Joel Iriarte (9-0, 8 KOs) will square off against Los Angeles’ Rock Myrthil (17-2-1, 13 KOs) in an eight-round welterweight bout.

The preliminary card will stream live on Golden Boy’s YouTube channel and will spotlight some of the company’s top prospects. Representing the Coachella Valley, the undefeated Grant Flores (12-0, 9 KOs) will compete in an eight-round super welterweight contest. Fellow Coachella Valley standout Cayden Griffiths (7-0, 6 KOs) will compete in a six-round welterweight bout. Making his Golden Boy professional debut, Dylan “La Amenaza” Capetillo of Las Vegas will compete in a four-round super lightweight contest. Opponents for all three fighters will be announced shortly.

Also on the preliminary card, Santa Ana’s Fabian Guzman (9-0, 8 KOs) will compete in an eight-round middleweight bout against Julian Delgado (9-1, 4 KOs) of Corpus Christi, Texas. In an eight-round lightweight matchup, Daniel “Junebug” Garcia (12-0, 9 KOs) of Denver will face Blas Caro (12-9, 5 KOs) of Rosario, Argentina. Opening the night, Leonardo “Bazooka” Sanchez (9-0, 7 KOs) will take on an opponent to be announced in a six-round super featherweight bout.