Barboza Jr vs Duarte

When is Barboza Jr vs Duarte?

Arnold Barboza Jr could square off against Oscar Duarte in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Barboza Jr would be defending his WBO Interim World Junior Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Jack Catterall in February 2025. He has held this belt for 2 months and 15 days.

Barboza Jr vs Duarte stats

Arnold Barboza Jr would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oscar Duarte would make his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Duarte would have a massive power advantage over Barboza Jr, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Barboza Jr's 34%.

Arnold Barboza Jr is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Barboza Jr has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Arnold Barboza Jr and Oscar Duarte fight out of an orthodox stance.

Barboza Jr is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 month later than Duarte, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 210 compared to Duarte's 163.

Arnold Barboza Jr goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at super lightweight.

Oscar Duarte is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Barboza Jr vs Duarte form

Barboza Jr remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Jack Catterall on February 15, 2025, by split decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Carlos Ramirez on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sean McComb on April 20, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Xolisani Ndongeni on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jose Pedraza on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Duarte has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Miguel Madueno on February 15, 2025, by knockout in the 7th round at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Batyr Akhmedov on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on April 27, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, Fresno, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ryan Garcia on December 2, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had won against D Angelo Keyes on May 27, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Oscar Duarte has been fighting more than Arnold Barboza Jr.

Arnold Barboza Jr last fought 7 months and 1 day ago, while Oscar Duarte's last outing was 7 months and 1 day ago.

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 13 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

Duarte's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

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