Sims Jr vs Castaneda

Who won Sims Jr vs Castaneda?

Kenneth Sims Jr beat Kendo Castaneda by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 15th, 2025, at Honda Center, Anaheim.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Kenneth Sims Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oscar Duarte beating Miguel Madueno. Also on the undercard Ricardo Rafael Sandoval defeated Saleto Henderson, and Darius Fulghum was victorious over Winfred Harris Jr.

Sims Jr vs Castaneda stats

Kenneth Sims Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Kendo Castaneda made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws.

Kenneth Sims Jr was the same age as Kendo Castaneda, at 31 years old.

Sims Jr had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Kenneth Sims Jr and Kendo Castaneda fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sims Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 4 months later than Castaneda, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 40 fewer professional rounds, totaling 143 compared to Castaneda's 183.

Sims Jr vs Castaneda form

Sims Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jhonatan Romero on August 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against Cristian Ruben Mino on August 21, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

He had beaten Keeshawn Williams on December 25, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

Sims Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Castaneda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time did Sims Jr vs Castaneda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sims Jr vs Castaneda?

Sims Jr vs Castaneda was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Sims Jr vs Castaneda?

Kenneth Sims Jr was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Kendo Castaneda made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.