Oscar Duarte wants to fight Pitbull Cruz or Subriel Matias next

Chicago, Illinois-Oscar Duarte (30-2-1, 23 Kos) faced Kenneth Sims Jr. in a Super WBA light title removal match (22-3-1, 8 kos) Saturday night on Saturday night on the one arena credit in Chicago, Illinois, and was able to march him out by the decision of a close majority.

Judges Mike Fitzgerald (115-113) and Nathan Palmer (116-112) scored for Duarte, while Al Gallardo had an equal game (114-114). Both boxers landed the same number of total punches in the fight at 229, but Duarte’s weight gave him the edge, landing more power punch, 172 to 110 (Compubox). Its strategy was to put tremendous pressure and attack the body to reduce Sims lateral movement. According to Duarte, he didn’t feel the punching of Sims was all so strong, but he felt that his speed and timing made it a difficult opponent. This was a fourth consecutive victory Oscar and the thirtieth of his career.

Oscar has shown visible improvements under coach Robert Garcia; He is offensive and defensive recovery. In this fight, his defense seemed much tighter, similar to Canelo Alvarez. When asked about his defensive amendments, he said, “That’s right, it’s something with Robert Garcia; I concluded my training camp, and they’ve been invoking me. So, there we are, trying to perfect it with every fight, and in this fight, I felt it was good … the defense.” Robert Garcia has one of the most talented boxing stables, and Duarte has to Spar with these skilled boxers, which allows him to grow and improve in the cycle. He is now trying to fight with the best in the department and wants to fight the champions at 140.

Duarte was asked for the current champions, which he would like to fight: “I would choose Pitbull Cruz, Subriel Matias, or (Gary Antuanne) Russell. Whatever the champions, I go for the title, and whoever comes across my path, I will pull them out.” The most fan-friendly fight would be against Super Light-Light light champion Pitbull Cruz. He would produce a large fan interest, matching two Mexican warriors against each other. There is a rumor that a possible autumn card is at work between Golden Boy Promotions and Premier Boxing Champions which would include Keith Thurman against Vergil Ortiz and Frank Martin against Arnold Barboza Jr. adding the proposed battle between Duarte and Cruz that could also be a viable option as well as companies.

Duarte also mentioned that once he becomes a champion, he would like revenge his loss to Ryan Garcia as he felt it was an unstable score he would like to address.