Oscar Duarte Stops Miguel Madueno in Seven

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Mexican super lightweights Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (29-2-1, 23 KOs) of Parral, Chihuahua stopped Guasave, Sinaloa Miguel “El Explosivo” Madueño (31-4, 28 KOs) in seven rounds Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California in headlining on DAZN.

Madueno was aggresive from the opening bell letting the hands go as Duarte calmly boxed and connected with a crisp counter left hook. On the offensive to begin round two, Madueno kept the hands going but Duarte landed a solid counter overhand right, Duarte stalked and kept pressing behind the overhand. Starting off the third fighting inside, Duarte ripped away to the body as Madueno was pinned up to the ropes, Madueno retreated by circling the ring. The fighting continued inside in the fourth as referee Thomas Taylor momentarily stopped the action to check Madueno for a potential cut. Duarte's shots broke through Madueno's defense as he pinned Madueno up against the ropes landing hard inside.

Stalking in the fifth, Duarte attacked patiently and ripped Madueno with a series of hard punches on the inside. Fighting with poise and picking his shots in the sixth, Duarte was obviously in control as he responded with everything from Madueno's attack. Madueno was bleeding from a cut on his left eye as Duarte continued to be press. Having his way through six and into seventh, Duarte hurt Maduneo badly with a hard right followed up by left hook, backing him the ropes and continuing to attack as referee Thomas Taylor had seen enough, stepping in to stop the fight at 2:09 of the seventh.

Duarte, originally scheduled to face former world champion Regis Prograis but an injury forced Prograis out as Madueno stepped in to take the fight on ten days notice to save the fight and make the most of it. Duarte now stays in the hunt for a key fight in the 140 pound division.

Fulghum Stops Harris in 4

In the co-feature bout, WBA Continental Americas super middleweight champ Darius “DFG” Fulghum (14-0, 12 KOs) of Houston was impressive in stopping Detroit’s Winfred “Hotboy” Harris (22-3-2, 10 KOs) four rounds.

Fulghum connected with the right hand multiple times in round two, drilling Harris and forcing a standing knockdown as the glove appeared to touch the canvas. Working away in the third, Fulghum continued to attack, Harris got dirty afterwards as he shoved Fulghum to the ground. Harris was observed by the ringside physician prior to beginning the fourth round. Harris appeared to be fading away, Fulghum took advantage and closed the show with a series of hard right hands as referee Ray Corona stepped in to stop the fight at 2:18 of the fourth.

Ricardo Sandoval Wins Lackluster Unanimous Decision

WBC Silver flyweight champion Ricardo “El Niño” Sandoval (26-2, 18 KOs) of Rialto, California won a lackluster unanimous decision over Indianapolis’ Saleto Henderson (10-2, 7 KOs) in going the distance ten rounds.

The taller Sandoval boxed early on in the opening round keeping Henderson at a distance with the jab. It was fast paced in the early rounds with Henderson displaying flash and Sandoval neutralizing the speed with the jab and distance. Fighting on the inside in the third, Sandoval and Henderson exchanged at close quarters.

Staying consistent, Sandoval worked Henderson ripping inside and countering on the inside. Past the halfway point in the sixth, Sandoval backed Henderson to the ropes and continued to outwork his opponent. It was all Sandoval late in the fight as Henderson appeared exhausted and overwhelmed by Sandoval's activity. Continuing to assert control late in the fight in the eighth, Sandoval connected with a solid overhand right hand as he kept pressing the action. Sandoval proved to be too much for Henderson in working his was to the unanimous decision victory.

The judges scored the fight 100-90, 100-90, and 98-92.

Sims Wins Questionable Decision

Top-rated welterweight Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (22-2-1, 8 KOs) of Chicago and San Antonio’s Kendo Castaneda (21-8, 9 KOs) went the distance ten round in what was a hard fought and questionable battle for Sims.

A slow first round as Sims and Castaneda measured with the jab but in the closing seconds of the round, Castaneda unloaded a combination in closing. Letting loose in the second, Sims and Castaneda fought on the inside for the most part, exchanging short on the inside to close the round. The fight continued on the inside as the two southpaws interlocked and exchanged, Sims got some distance in the process in round four but Castaneda kept applying himself to close the rounds.

The second half of the fight continued to be fought at close quarters, Castaneda and Sims working away. Castaneda had a good round in the seventh as he backed Sims to the ropes and connected with a combination, Sims composed himself as he continued to box but the Texan kept scoring late in the rounds. Late in the fight in the eighth, Castaneda stayed closed to Sims and stayed busy. Relentlessly working away Castaneda was busy and appeared to be outworking Sims late in the fight in the ninth. The tenth and final round Castaneda stood busy and finished strong, landing the cleaner shots as Sims appeared to be tired in the final minute of the fight.

In the end the judges scored the bout 99-91, 99-91, and 98-92 as Sims gets the unanimous decision.

Iriarte KO's Harris in Two

Bakersfield, California’s welterweight prospect Joel Iriarte (6-0, 6 KOs) scored a second round knockout over Darrell Harris (19-24-2, 14 KOs) of Sarasota, Florida in the DAZN opener. Stalking to begin the fight, the much taller Iriarte controlled from a distance, a combination by Iriarte sent Harris to the canvas in the closing seconds of the round. In the second, an uppercut by Iriarte found its mark as Harris was down a second time forcing the referee Ray Almendarez to stop the fight at 1:21 of the second.

Other Fights

Mexico City’s light heavyweight Yair Gallardo (9-0, 8 KOs) put away Carlos Miranda (7-2, 3 KOs) of Honduras early in the first. Gallardo boxing poised and relaxed hurt Miranda with a short right hand and took advantage of the opportunity following up with a body attack and dropping the Honduran as referee Thomas Taylor stopped the fight at 1:41 of the first.

Undefeated lightweight prospect Daniel “Junebug” Garcia (11-0, 9 KOs) of Denver stayed perfect in stopping Francisco Pacheco (7-4-2) of Mexicali, Mexico in three rounds. Landing precisely early on in the opening round, Junebug Garcia attacked early as Pacheco was bloodied. Continuning where he left off, Garcia was all over Pacheco as the blood continued to flow. Garcia put away Pacheco in the following round with a combination sending him to the canvas and forcing the referee Ray Corona to waive the bout at 2:04 of the third.

Undefeated Gael “El Terror” Cabrera (7-0, 4 KOs) of Sonora, Mexico, earned a victory with a hard fought unanimous decision against fellow Mexican Jalisco’s Roberto Pucheta (14-26-3, 8 KOs) in going the distance in a six-round super bantamweight fight. Cabrera took it to Pucheta early on in the fight, connecting with big shots upstairs but that did not deter Pucheta from coming. Outworking and outclassing, Cabrera was in control but there was no quitting in Pucheta as he proved to be a tough out in going the distance six rounds.

All three judges scored the bout 60-54 in favor of Cabrera.

Local middleweight Fabian Guzman (7-0, 7 KOs) from nearby Orange, California made quick work of Daniel Lim (11-4, 3 KO’s) from Florida. A series of left hooks by Guzman dropped Lim as he was up and continued to fight. Guzman kept applying the pressure attacking and knocking Lim down for a second time as he was up but the referee stopped the fight 2:59 of the first.

Amarillo, Texas’ super lightweight Javier Meza (2-0, 2 KO) stopped Lyle McFarland (3-7, 1 KO) in two rounds. Meza staggered Smith in round two and went in for the finish, connecting with a combination forcing the referee 2:53 of the second.

In the opening bout from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, super bantamweight Kevin Gudino (2-0, 2 KO) of Bakersfield disposed Rafael Castillo (2-5, 1 KO) from the Bronx in three rounds. Gudino floored Castillo in the third with a vicious body attack as the referee stopped the fight at 35 seconds of the third.