Oscar Duarte (28-2-1, 22 KOs) referred to as out former 140-lb champion Devin Haney after his 10-round unanimous resolution win over Bortizhon ‘The Shark’ Akhmedov (10-4, 9 KOs) final Saturday night time at The Venue in Riyadh.
Duarte began to sluggish, fighting the talents, angles, and sharp punching of the proficient Akhmedov, however got here on within the championship rounds to harm him with left hooks and proper fingers from the eighth spherical on.
Duarte’s Energy Bails Him Out
This was simply one of the best struggle on the Latino Evening card final night time, as Duarte and Akhmedov had been throwing nonstop energy pictures with neither man backing down. Akhmedov’s moniker, ‘The Shark,’ was excellent for him as a result of he attacked Duarte relentlessly, like a ravenous apex predator.
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The pictures that Duarte landed towards Akhmedov within the struggle had been heavy, and it’s admirable that he stood as much as them for the complete ten rounds with out crumbling. What sealed the victory for Duarte was him hurting Akhmedov within the eighth. Duarte started sitting on all his pictures from the eighth, dominating the ultimate rounds to win.
In hindsight, it’s comprehensible why Ryan Garcia remains to be in awe of the facility that he was throwing with after they fought on December 2nd, 2023.
That was the struggle wherein Ryan was utilizing the Philly Shell, making an attempt to dam Duarte’s incoming fireplace, and never doing a very good job of it. Duarte rapidly solved Ryan’s rudimentary makes an attempt at utilizing this defensive posture and bombed him with nonstop energy pictures.
His left hook smash saved Ryan from defeat, which he used to stun Duarte within the eighth after which end him off with a brief salvo.
Haney on Duarte’s Radar
“Now that Devin Haney is again, I’d prefer to struggle him as a result of he’s among the finest in my division. However I’m open to combating anybody—I wish to go up towards the highest fighters on the market,” mentioned Duarte after his win over Akhmedov within the post-fight interview.
It’s uncertain that Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) will take Duarte up on his problem as a result of he hits too onerous, and Devin is coming off a nasty beating towards Ryan final April. Going from a grueling struggle like that right into a match with a heavy hitter like Duarte can be dangerous for Haney. Furthermore, it wouldn’t be a struggle that will pay enormously for Haney until His Excellency Turki Alalshikh took an curiosity in placing this match with Duarte collectively for a headliner on considered one of his Riyadh Season occasions.
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