Top-five WBO welterweight contenders and Golden Boy Promotions stablemates Arnold Barboza Jnr and Oscar Duarte have agreed to a January 23 main event at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, an official told BoxingScene on Wednesday.
Southern California’s Barboza, 33-1 (11 KOs), fought for the WBO 140lbs title in 2025, losing by unanimous decision to three-division champion Teofimo Lopez Jnr at New York’s Times Square while Mexico’s Duarte, 31-2-1 (23 KOs), saw former IBF 140lbs belt holder Richardson Hitchins withdraw from their planned title fight over a weight-cut illness.
Barboza rallied from his title loss to defeat Kenneth Sims Jnr by unanimous decision in March at Honda Center…