Julio Diaz Boxing News

MAY 13, 2011, AT CHUMASH CASINO RESORT IN SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA LIVE ON FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS MAIN EVENT 10 Rds. Junior Welterweights

Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) Lightweight World Champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz (38-6, 27 KOs) says he’s still got plenty left to give boxing before he retires to run his construction company.

ESPN’s Friday Night Fights will originate from San Ynez, Calif., May 13 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 when former WBO junior welterweight world titlist Kendall “Rated R” Holt (26-4, 14 KO’s, WBA #8, WBO #8, IBF #15) will meet former two-time IBF lightweight world titlist Julio “The Kidd” Diaz (38-6, 27 KO’s, IBF #9) in [...]

Centennial, Colo. – July 1, 2010 – After a heated battle that received “Fight of the Year” honors in 2009, reigning and defending Ring Magazine, WBA and WBO Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel ‘Dinamita’ Marquez and former three-time Lightweight World Champion Juan ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz will appear larger-than-life on the big screen for their highly [...]

Boxing action – Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, Primm, Nevada: Julio Diaz UD 10 Herman Ngoudjo

(Primm, NV – May 13, 2010) Tomorrow evening two stablemates of Thompson Boxing Promotions are set to take on their toughest opponents to date. Former two-time lightweight champion Julio Diaz is set to face Herman Ngoudjo in a junior welterweight bout slated as the main event to air live on ESPN from the Star of [...]

(Orange, CA – May 6, 2010) One week prior to his next challenge, former two-time lightweight champion Julio Diaz reports himself ready as he closes training camp in Indio, California, where he readied himself to face Herman Ngoudjo in a junior welterweight main event next Friday, May 14, live on ESPN, from the Star of [...]

rimm, Nevada (April 13, 2010) – It is now or never for two of the junior-welterweight division’s most experienced contenders as former two-time lightweight champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz meets former title challenger Hermann Ngoudjo with potential championship implications in the balance.

ORANGE, CA (February 18) With two world titles on his resume and the respect of the boxing world a given, Julio Diaz has already secured his place in the history books. But at 30 years old, “The Kidd” has plenty of fight left in him, and with a third world championship in his sights, he [...]

By Peter Wells: This is Paulie Malignaggi’s big chance to erase the first controversial defeat to Juan Diaz, and maybe his last big shot in boxing. Just this August the two fought in a bout most expected Diaz to win quite comfortably, but it was anything but comfortable. And in a very controversial decision Diaz [...]

By Dave Lahr: HBO is reportedly interested in putting together a rematch between light welterweight contender Paulie Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KO’s) and Juan Diaz (35-2, 17 KO’s), according to the latest boxing news. However, before a fight between the two could be arranged, a number of things would have to be ironed out, such as [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated light welterweight contender Victor Cayo (23-0, 15 KO’s) easily defeated former International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Julio Diaz (36-6, 26 KO’s) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood, Florida. The final judges’ scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 98-92. Cayo, 24, [...]

By Manuel Perez: In a huge loss for former International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight champion Julio Diaz (36-5, 26 KOs), he was defeated by a 5th round TKO by Rolando Reyes (31-4-2, 20 KOs) tonight at the Frank Erwin Center, in Austin, Texas. Diaz, 29, was dropped twice in the 5th round from big shots [...]

By Chet Mills: Former two-time lightweight champion Julio Diaz (35-4, 26 KOs) was far too much for his over-matched opponent David Torres (20-1, 13 KOs), taking him out in the 5th round of a badly one-sided fight that was scheduled for 10-rounds at the Playboy Mansion, in Beverly Hills, California, on Wednesday night. Diaz, 28, [...]

Former International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Julio Diaz’s (34-4, 25 KOs) busy fighting style was no match for the hard-punching World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association lightweight champion Juan Diaz (33-0, 17 KOs) who blasted him round after round with multiple combinations until Julio ultimately quit at the beginning of the 9th round on [...]

HBO’s late-night boxing series heats up with a spectacular matchup of two lightweight titleholders when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: JUAN DIAZ VS. JULIO DIAZ is presented SATURDAY, OCT. 13 at 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT), from the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., just outside Chicago, exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Bob Papa, [...]