Golden Boy Promotions has fleshed out the DAZN undercard for Oscar Duarte’s August 2 return against Kenneth Sims Jr. at Chicago’s Credit Union 1 Arena, naming a compelling co-feature that pits former two-time 140-lb titleholder Regis Prograis (29-3, 24 KOs) against ex-IBF featherweight champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. (34-7, 15 KOs). Prograis will seek to halt a two-fight skid after consecutive points losses to Devin Haney and Jack Catterall, while Diaz aims to build on last month’s morale-boosting eight-round decision in Tijuana that snapped his own three-bout slump.
Further down the card, rising cruiserweight Tristan Kalkreuth (15-1, 10 KOs) meets slick Canadian southpaw Kareem Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs) in a ten-rounder, and U.S. Olympian Joshua Edwards (3-0, 3 KOs) faces fellow heavyweight prospect Cayman Audie (4-1, 2 KOs) over six. The DAZN broadcast opener features Mexico City puncher Yair Gallardo (9-0, 8 KOs) in an eight-round light-heavyweight test against durable veteran Quinton Rankin (21-9-2, 16 KOs) of North Carolina.
Preliminary bouts will showcase unbeaten super-bantamweight Gael Cabrera (8-0, 5 KOs) versus an opponent to be confirmed, local heavyweight Deontae Pettigrew (15-0, 11 KOs) against Skylar Lacy (8-1-2, 6 KOs), and heavy-handed lightweight Mekhi Phillips (6-0, 6 KOs) in the evening’s curtain-raiser.
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