Arnold Barboza Jr. cruises to lopsided unanimous decision over Kenneth Sims Jr. in statement win

In a must-win fight for Arnold Barboza Jr. and Kenneth ‘Bossman’ Sims Jr. on Saturday night, Barboza proved to be levels above.

From superior shot selection to picking his spots with timing and maintaining range, Barboza dominated Sims toward a lopsided unanimous decision at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, and live on DAZN .

At the end of 12 rounds, judges scored it 117-111, 118-110 and 120-108 all in Barboza's favor as he bounced back admirably from suffering his first pro loss last spring at the hands of Teofimo Lopez. DAZN News  had it 119-109 for Barboza who executed his fight plan with skill.

Below is a round-by-round breakdown of how Barboza got back into the winner's circle.

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Barboza Jr. vs. Sims Jr. main card results

• Arnold Barboza Jr. defeats Kenneth 'Bossman' Sims Jr. via unanimous decision (117-111, 118-110, 120-108)
• Oscar Collazo defeats Jesus Haro by corner stoppage to retain WBA/WBO strawweight titles
• Alexis Rocha dominates Joseph Diaz Jr. by unanimous decision (97-93, 98-92, 100-90)
• Gabriela Fundora blasts Viviana Ruiz via sixth-round TKO to retain undisputed flyweight world championship
• Joel Iriarte stops Rock Myrthil by sixth-round TKO 
• Grant Flores defeats Rashid Stevens via unanimous decision (77-72, 78-71, 79-70)