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Golden Boy Promotions is in Chicago for fight week as junior welterweight Oscar Duarte (29-2-1, 23 KOs) and Kenneth Sims Jr. (22-2-1, 8 KOs) face off to get one step closer to a title fight.

Duarte has been on a three-fight winning streak since being stopped by Ryan Garcia in December 2023. Sims has won nine in a row, with his last victory being a unanimous decision over Kendo Castaneda in February.

This appears to be a crossroads fight, as Golden Boy is looking to give a considerable promotional push to the winner, who will be in a prime position for a bigger fight later in the year.

OSCAR DUARTE VS KENNETH SIMS JR BETTING ODDS

Per DraftKings SportsBook, Oscar Duarte is the favorite at -155, and Kenneth Sims Jr. is the underdog at +120.

OSCAR DUARTE VS KENNETH SIMS JR DATE, START TIME

  • Date: Saturday, August 2
  • Start time: 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT
  • Main event ringwalks (approx): 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT

These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights. 

WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS OSCAR DUARTE VS KENNETH SIMS JR?

  • U.S.: DAZN
  • UK:   DAZN

OSCAR DUARTE VS KENNETH SIMS JR FIGHT CARD

  • Oscar Duarte vs Kenneth Sims Jr.; junior welterweight
  • Regis Prograis vs Jose Diaz; Weight, junior welterweight
  • Tristan Kalkreuth vs Kareem Hackett; bridgerweight
  • Joshua Edwards vs Cayman Audie; heavyweight
  • Yair Gallardo vs Quinton Rankin; Light heavyweight
  • Gael Cabrera vs. TBA; super bantamweight
  • Mehki Phillips vs. TBA; lightweight

This article first appeared on Fights Around The World and was syndicated with permission.

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