Boxing News: Mijares-Munoz, Pacquiao-Diaz, Joel Julio
May 7th, 2008 Tags: David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao, Cristian Mijares, Joel Julio
Styles make fights and the May 17 unification title bout between WBC champion Cristian Mijares and WBA title-holder Alexander “El Explosivio” Munoz has all the makings of an instant classic..
The 12-round Mijares-Munoz main event, marking the first super flyweight unification title bout in more than 10 years, headlines the “Noche de Campeones” pay-per-view event live […]
Boxing News: Hatton-Lazcano, Pacquiao-Diaz, Valuev-Chagaev
May 6th, 2008 Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Ricky Hatton, David Diaz, Nikolai Valuev, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Lazcano
Saturday, May 24 sees a record breaking show in the United Kingdom with 55,000 fans packed into the home of Manchester City Football Club to witness the homecoming of their favorite son, Ricky Hatton. Ricky defends his IBO light welterweight crown and the most prestigious title in world boxing, the Ring Magazine belt, against Mexican-American […]
David Diaz Prepares For Manny Pacquiao
May 6th, 2008 Tags: David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao
World Boxing Council Lightweight Champion David Diaz arrived in San Antonio, Texas on Monday night in advance of his meeting with the fans and local media on Tuesday at 11:30am at Mi Tierra Café, 218 Produce Row in San Antonio..
Diaz is visiting San Antonio for the first time in fifteen years. “I’m thrilled to […]
Boxing News: De La Hoya, Joan Guzman, David Diaz
May 1st, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, David Diaz, Joan Guzman
The current “Golden Boy” and legendary champion Oscar de la Hoya will pay tribute to the original Los Angeles “Golden Boy” Art Aragon, who died this year at the age of 88. “Art Aragon meant so much to boxing and the Los Angeles community,” said De La Hoya, who was called “Golden Boy” soon after […]
Diaz Defeats Montano By Majority Decision, Sets Up Bout With Pacquiao
March 17th, 2008 Tags: David Diaz
By Eric Thomas: WBC lightweight champion David Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) defeated Ramon Montano (15-5-2, 1 KOs) in a 12-round majority decision non-title bout on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 95-95, 99-91 and 97-93. I personally had Diaz winning every round of […]
Roach: “If we win that (fight against Diaz), we want Ricky Hatton”
January 1st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao
According to the latest boxing news, the trainer for Super featherweight Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35 KOs), Freddie Roach recently said to boxingtalk website “If we win that fight against Diaz, we want Ricky Hatton. Ricky had a great performance against Mayweather. There are certain guys at 140 lb that I will let Manny fight, and […]
Erik Morales vs. David Diaz
July 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Erik Morales, David Diaz
By Chris Williams: Erik Morales (48-5, 34 KOs) will be challenging WBC light champion David Diaz (32-1-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Allstate Arena, in Chicago. Morales, 30, going into the bout, has lost three consecutive fights, two of which have been brutal knockout losses to Manny Pacquiao. In fact, Morales hasn’t looked […]
