Arnold Barboza Jr vs. Kenneth Sims Jr: Start time, ring walks, and live fight-night results in Anaheim
arnold barboza jr headlines Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, moving up to welterweight to face Kenneth Sims Jr in the main event of the Barboza vs. Sims fight card.
What happens when Arnold Barboza Jr and Kenneth Sims Jr move up to welterweight tonight?
The main event matches two fighters stepping up from the 140-pound super lightweight division to the 147-pound welterweight weight class for this contest. Arnold Barboza Jr enters the bout seeking to rebound from the lone defeat of his professional career, a unanimous decision loss to Teofimo Lopez for the full WBO championship at May’s Times Square card. Kenneth Sims Jr also comes in after a loss, having dropped a majority decision to Oscar Duarte in a super lightweight fight in August in Chicago, a result that ended a nine-fight, six-year win streak.
Beyond the headliner, the card includes two major championship bouts: Oscar Collazo defending his unified WBA and WBO strawweight titles against Jesus Haro, and Gabriela Fundora putting her undisputed flyweight championship on the line against Viviana Ruiz.
What if you’re trying to time the ring walks and the start of the main card in ET?
For viewers planning their night in Eastern Time (ET), the prelims begin at 4 p. m. ET. The main card starts at 8 p. m. ET on DAZN, with main event ring walks expected around 11: 00 p. m. ET.
What happens next on the card: completed results so far
As the event progresses, multiple bouts on the card have already produced finished outcomes, including title action and several stoppages:
| Division / Title | Result |
|---|---|
| WBA/WBO strawweight titles | Oscar Collazo def. Jesus Haro TKO (corner stoppage) |
| Welterweight | Alexis Rocha def. Joseph Diaz unanimous decision (97-93, 98-92, 100-90) |
| Undisputed flyweight title | Gabriela Fundora def. Viviana Ruiz sixth-round TKO |
| Welterweight | Joel Iriarte def. Rock Dodler Myrthil sixth-round TKO |
| Super welterweight | Grant Flores def. Rashid Stevens unanimous decision (77-72, 78-71, 79-70) |
| Welterweight | Cayden Griffiths def. Omar Gutierrez first-round KO |
| Middleweight | Fabian Guzman def. Julian Delgado unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 79-73) |
| Lightweight | Daniel Garcia def. Blas Ezequiel Caro second-round TKO |
| Super featherweight | Leonardo Sanchez def. Cesar Juarez second-round TKO |
The night is set to culminate with the welterweight main event featuring arnold barboza jr vs. Kenneth Sims Jr, with ring walks expected around 11: 00 p. m. ET.
