Sims Jr. vs. Barboza ran in Anaheim
Kenneth Sims Jr. faced Arnold Barboza Jr. on Saturday night (March 14) at the Honda Center in Anaheim as part of a 10-fight card — the bout was listed on the event livestream schedule event listing. The fight night added to a busy March 14 boxing calendar across the U.S. and Europe.
Both men moved up to 147 pounds and fought for the vacant WBO “Global” welterweight belt, a regional strap that was on the line for the main event. fightmag.com Arnold Barboza Jr. entered the fight with a 32-1 record and the lone loss coming to Teofimo Lopez by unanimous decision on May 2, 2025. espn.com Kenneth Sims Jr. arrived at 22-3-1 after dropping a majority decision to Oscar Duarte in a WBA super‑lightweight eliminator on August 2, 2025. sports.yahoo.com Key undercard outcomes included Grant Flores winning by unanimous decision (77-72, 78-71, 79-70) and Cayden Griffiths scoring a first‑round KO, both reported in the live results feed covering the night. fightmag.com The show was carried on DAZN as part of Golden Boy’s broadcast slate, with DAZN’s live blog and promotional previews framing the card as a crossroads night for both headliners. dazn.com The WBO Global belt is treated as a regional stepping‑stone that can accelerate a contender’s position toward world title opportunities, meaning the winner could expect improved WBO positioning; Barboza and Sims currently sit inside different sanctioning‑body ranking pockets (Barboza noted inside WBC top‑10 lists while Sims appears in IBF conversation). cebudailynews.inquirer.net
