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Oscar Duarte (28-2-1, 22 KOs) has a tough battle in entrance of him on Saturday night time, February fifteenth, with Miguel Madueno (31-3, 28 KOs) stepping in because the substitute opponent to exchange injured Regis Prograis within the 12-round major occasion on the Honda Middle, in Anaheim, California. The occasion can be proven stay on DAZN beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Duarte’s thrilling type makes him one of many extra entertaining fighters within the 140-lb division. He’s a pure brawler who by no means stops coming ahead. In his battle towards Ryan Garcia in 2023, he pushed him to the brink. Ryan’s left hook energy saved him from a loss.
The Change-Up
Madueno, 26, is taking the battle on quick discover after Prograis pulled out with an damage. This might be a nightmare for Golden Boy, as Madueno gave Keyshawn Davis big issues of their battle on July sixth final yr. He pressured the 2020 Olympic silver medalist and compelled him to bend the foundations, turning the competition right into a WWE wrestling match.
Davis got here unglued mentally in that battle coping with Madueno’s strain, and he might need misplaced if the referee had accomplished his job by penalizing the High Rank-promoted fighter for repeated fouls. Madueno appeared like 24k gold in that battle. In a super scenario with a ref on his JOB, he’d have uncovered Keyshawn as faux. He’d be coming into Saturday’s contest with Duarte underneath a lot totally different circumstances.
“We’re excited about Oscar Duarte. He’s in a tough fight. A late replacement is sometimes disappointing, because people are thinking, ‘One week notice.’ No, this fighter is coming to knock out Oscar Duarte,” mentioned Oscar De La Hoya to DAZN Boxing about Miguel Madueno being introduced in because the alternative opponent to battle Oscar Duarte within the 12-round major occasion on Saturday night time on DAZN.
“It’s going to be an incredible card from top to bottom. You think about the Mexican style, the Mexican warriors. He [Madueno] comes forward. He knows how to move, but his knockout power is relentless. The main event is going to be way more exciting than the original main event with [36-year-old Regis] Prograis. We wish Prograis a speedy recovery. We hope he gets well soon. This main event with Oscar Duarte is going to be an incredible fight,” mentioned De La Hoya.
