Oscar Duarte will face a late replacement opponent for the second straight time.

The Ring has learned that Miguel Madueno has stepped in to face Duarte (28-2-1, 22 KOs) atop the Feb. 15 DAZN show from The Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The all-Mexico junior welterweight clash was made in time to help salvage a card in need of a new headliner with minimal time to spare.

Madueño (31-3, 28 KOs) replaced former two-time 140-pound titlist Regis Prograis (29-3, 24 KOs), who—as The Ring previously reported—was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury.

Duarte has won two straight since a Dec. 2023 eighth-round stoppage loss to Ryan Garcia in Houston, Texas. His most recent win came in a ten-round, unanimous decision over Batyr Akhmedov (10-4, 9 KOs) last Nov. 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Their terrific fight was pieced together on short notice after Kenneth Sims Jr. (21-2-1, 8 KOs) pulled out of the fight due to a knee injury.

Incidentally, Sims will return on this undercard in a junior welterweight clash against San Antonio’s Kendo Castaneda (21-7, 9 KOs). It is unclear as this goes to publication whether Sims was offered the opportunity to replace Prograis in the main event, or if the matter was not considered on less than two weeks’ notice.

Madueno has lost two of his last three contests, including a ten-round, unanimous decision to Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) last July 6 in Newark, New Jersey.

Wedged in between the setbacks to Davis and Canada’s Steve Claggett two fights earlier was a split decision win over Justin Pauldo (17-1 at the time) last Feb. 28 in Plant City, Florida. Additionally, the sturdy-chinned Madueno has never been stopped or dropped in 34 career bouts—a worthwhile attribute against the heavy-handed Duarte.