Oscar Duarte may not have to wait long to get a replacement opponent for his February 15 fight date.
A source close to the matter confirmed to BoxingScene that Miguel Madueno and Duarte have verbally agreed to fight one another at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The news comes less than a day after it was reported that former two-time junior welterweight titleholder Regis Prograis would have to withdraw from the DAZN main event fight due to a shoulder injury.
The source tells BoxingScene that Madueno is among the fighters they are considering to replace Prograis in the junior welterweight fight, but that it isn’t yet finalized.
“We’re just waiting to finalize contractually…but both fighters have agreed to fight,” the source tells BoxingScene.
The news was first reported by Jake Donovan of The Ring on Wednesday afternoon.
Duarte, 28-2-1 (22 KOs), will be facing a late replacement for the second straight fight, following his unanimous decision win over Botirzhon Akhmedov last November. Akhmedov also stepped in on about a week’s notice, replacing Kenneth Sims Jnr, who withdrew with a knee injury.
The 26-year-old Madueno, 31-3 (28 KOs), of Orange, California by way of Guasave, Mexico has lost two of his last three, including a unanimous decision to Keyshawn Davis last July, but had a split decision win over Justin Pauldo sandwiched between that fight and a decision loss to Steve Claggett. Madueno has never been knocked down or stopped in his eight-year pro boxing career.
The 29-year-old Duarte, 28-2-1 (22 KOs), of Parral, Mexico has won two straight since his knockout loss to Ryan Garcia in December of 2023. Duarte is now rated no. 9 by the WBA at 140 pounds.
The card is being presented by Golden Boy Promotions.
Meanwhile, Prograis took to social media to vent his frustrations at his bad luck, posting on X “All that sacrifice and training for nothing.”
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