Barboza Jr vs Sims Jr

Who won Barboza Jr vs Sims Jr?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Kenneth Sims Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 14th, 2026, at Honda Center, Anaheim.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 118-110, 120-108 in favor of winner Arnold Barboza Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Oscar Collazo was victorious over Jesus Haro for the WBO World Minimumweight, The Ring Strawweight and WBA Super World Minimumweight championship, Gabriela Fundora beat Viviana Ruiz Corredor, and Alexis Rocha defeated Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.

Barboza Jr vs Sims Jr stats

Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Kenneth Sims Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Arnold Barboza Jr was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Sims Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barboza Jr. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Arnold Barboza Jr and Kenneth Sims Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barboza Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 months earlier than Sims Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 67 more professional rounds, totaling 234 compared to Sims Jr's 167.

Arnold Barboza Jr went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC at welterweight.

Kenneth Sims Jr was ranked number 12 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Barboza Jr vs Sims Jr form

Barboza Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Teofimo Lopez on May 2, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Times Square, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Carlos Ramirez on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

He had won against Xolisani Ndongeni on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Sims Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Oscar Duarte on August 2, 2025, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kendo Castaneda on February 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jhonatan Romero on August 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Batyr Akhmedov on May 13, 2023, by majority decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Rock Dodler Myrthil on December 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arnold Barboza Jr had been fighting more than Kenneth Sims Jr.

Going into this contest, Arnold Barboza Jr had last fought 10 months and 12 days ago, while Kenneth Sims Jr's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Sims Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Barboza Jr vs Sims Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States, which was around 3:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Barboza Jr vs Sims Jr?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Barboza Jr vs Sims Jr?

Arnold Barboza Jr was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Kenneth Sims Jr made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-170) with oddsmakers.