Oscar Duarte (28-2-1, 22 KOs) known 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 evening at The Venue in Riyadh.
Duarte began to gradual, battling the abilities, angles, and sharp punching of the proficient Akhmedov, however got here on within the championship rounds to harm him with left hooks and proper arms from the eighth spherical on.
Duarte’s Energy Bails Him Out
This was simply the perfect battle on the Latino Night time card final evening, as Duarte and Akhmedov have been throwing nonstop energy photographs 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 photographs that Duarte landed in opposition to Akhmedov within the battle have been heavy, and it’s admirable that he stood as much as them for the total ten rounds with out crumbling. What sealed the victory for Duarte was him hurting Akhmedov within the eighth. Duarte started sitting on all his photographs from the eighth, dominating the ultimate rounds to win.
In hindsight, it’s comprehensible why Ryan Garcia continues to be in awe of the facility that he was throwing with after they fought on December 2nd, 2023.
That was the battle through which Ryan was utilizing the Philly Shell, attempting to dam Duarte’s incoming fireplace, and never doing a great job of it. Duarte rapidly solved Ryan’s rudimentary makes an attempt at utilizing this defensive posture and bombed him with nonstop energy photographs.
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 wish to battle him as a result of he’s among the best in my division. However I’m open to combating anybody—I need to go up in opposition to 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 exhausting, and Devin is coming off a nasty beating in opposition to Ryan final April. Going from a grueling battle like that right into a match with a heavy hitter like Duarte can be dangerous for Haney. Furthermore, it wouldn’t be a battle that will pay enormously for Haney except His Excellency Turki Alalshikh took an curiosity in placing this match with Duarte collectively for a headliner on one in every of his Riyadh Season occasions.
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