Arnold Barboza Jr. vs. Kenneth Sims Jr. live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks, start time

Arnold Barboza Jr. and Kenneth Sims Jr. transfer as much as 147 kilos in the identical combat, seeking to make an announcement on their welterweight debut. Who could make an announcement?

It’s a southpaw-orthodox battle because the left-hander Sims appears to be like barely greater than Barboza. Right-hand on the within for Sims. Barboza responds with a left. Nice two-piece counter from Sims. Barboza connects upstairs now. Left hook on the within in an change is maybe the very best shot. A little bit of a cagey start and really tough to separate them already — which may very well be a recurring theme on this one.

10-9 Barboza

Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-1, 11 KOs) and Kenneth Sims Jr. (22-3-1, 8 KOs) collide in a 12-round must-win welterweight showdown.

Both males are coming off losses on the weight beneath: Barboza to Teofimo Lopez this previous May, and Sims in opposition to Duarte in August.

Barboza defeated Jack Catterall for a career-best win to seize the WBO interim title in February 2025.

Six rounds with Oscar Collazo proved to be an excessive amount of for Jesus Haro. Collazo regarded effectively on his strategy to a stoppage, and Haro is glad to throw within the towel with 18 minutes to go.

The fifth was the very best of the combat for Oscar Collazo, who continued to get pleasure from success downstairs and commenced to harm Haro. Collazo is focusing on the physique closely. Collazo is touchdown onerous to the physique simply after the midway level. Haro gained at a left hand downstairs within the closing 45 seconds. Every time Haro will get hit to the physique, he covers up and strikes or holds. Collazo is closing in on a stoppage.

10-9 Collazo, 59-55 Collazo

Collazo is doing a very good job of investing within the physique, which can each gradual Haro down and pay dividends later within the combat if Haro remains to be within the ring. Haro’s motion has noticeably slowed, and now he is extra keen to face and commerce. Collazo is connecting with energy left fingers and proper hooks. Mean proper hook downstairs lands. Haro brings his fingers down after which holds — that shot had an influence. Collazo has Haro backed up and is ready to comply with up now. Round after spherical, Collazo is breaking Haro down.

10-9 Collazo, 39-37 Collazo

Collazo will get via with a left hand on the one-minute mark of Round 3. Now, he connects to the physique with a proper hook. Collazo is doing a greater job of pinning him down and touchdown extra photographs. Haro would not have the ability to maintain Collazo off of him, and now this appears to be like like it may be an extended, onerous night time for him. Collazo continues to hammer the physique. Good strain from Collazo.

10-9 Collazo, 29-28 Collazo

Body shot connects for Collazo to start the second body. Right hook across the guard from Collazo. Collazo is simply struggling to pin Haro down and get off any punches of consequence at this level within the combat, whereas Haro is using a lot of motion. Collazo is inching nearer with left fingers and now including the suitable hook behind it. Terrific uppercut from the champ adopted by a left-hand physique shot.

10-9 Collazo, 19-19

We are underway for tonight’s co-feature. It’s Collazo on the entrance foot, pushing Haro backward early. Left hand from Collazo lands. Collazo is strolling into a few photographs from Haro, however he would not appear cautious of the ability. Haro has finished an okay job of maintaining Collazo on the finish of his punches and had success with a number of photographs within the opener.

10-9 Haro

According to DAZN’s Chris Mannix, US heavyweight Jared Anderson is near agreeing a co-promotional settlement with Frank Warren’s Queensberry alongside his present promoters, Top Rank.

Oscar Collazo (13-0, 10 KOs) places his unified strawweight championship on the road in opposition to Jesus Haro (13-3, 2 KOs). Haro is one combat faraway from a dominant eight-round resolution loss to Gustavo Perez Alvarez in 2024.

Alexis Rocha defeats Joseph Diaz by unanimous resolution (97-93, 98-92, 100-90) to return to successful methods.

It’s been a enjoyable one-sided combat. Rocha has by no means as soon as regarded susceptible to dropping, however Diaz has confirmed sturdy and has pushed him to a troublesome 10-round combat, which can function the proper warm-up for Rocha earlier than a giant combat later in 2026. Jo Jo continues to plod ahead, backing Rocha up and discovering a house for his personal mixtures and hooks.

10-9 Rocha, 100-90 Rocha

Shoe-shine flurry from Rocha to open this, the penultimate spherical. Rocha is flurrying on the within and barraging the physique. Dominant first minute from Rocha. Right hook catches Rocha simply earlier than the midway level. Diaz lands a left hand on the within. He has Rocha alongside the ropes and is letting his fingers go. Rocha is throwing some huge energy photographs, however someway, someway, Diaz absorbs them. Another onerous flurry lands on Diaz.

10-9 Rocha, 90-81 Rocha

Diaz is doing a greater job of strolling Rocha down within the second half of this combat. He is urgent Rocha and letting his fingers go, dictating the tempo, forcing Rocha to reply, and making Rocha maintain at instances. HARD one-two down the center hurts Diaz within the closing minute.

10-9 Rocha, 80-72 Rocha

Into the seventh spherical. Rocha is clearly 6-0 up, however he would not appear like he is on his strategy to changing into simply the second fighter to cease Jo Jo Diaz. Hard photographs are hurting Diaz on the within. Rocha’s welterweight energy is transferring Diaz off his spot. Diaz fires again, however it’s not remotely much like Rocha’s offensive artillery. Rocha is touchdown hooks round Diaz’s guard and abdomen. Diaz covers up effectively. He had some success on this spherical and ended it with a stable hook.

10-9 Rocha, 70-63 Rocha

This SoCal crowd is loving this combat — however the commentary staff is not. There is a concern that Diaz mustn’t even be taking punches on the guard from a a lot greater man so late in his profession.

Rocha stabs the physique with a pair of straight photographs. Good physique work within the first minute of the fifth from Rocha. Nice uppercut from Diaz. Despite being outgunned and outsized, Diaz is glad to go toe-to-toe with Rocha. Combination from Rocha. Left hand linked for Diaz that time, however no respect from Rocha for the ability.

10-9 Rocha, 50-45 Rocha