By Jason Kim: Former WBC light heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu (27-3, 15 KO’s) is reportedly retiring from boxing according to fightnews.com. However, when a fighter retires from the sport nowadays, it’s often little more than a short vacation so they can recharge their batteries before getting back in the ring. Hopefully, that’ll be the case with the 33-year-old Diaconu.
Adrian Diaconu
Dawson puts on clinic in beating Diaconu
By Jason Kim: Light heavyweight Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) looked outstanding on Saturday night in beating the tough but limited Adrian Diaconu (27-3, 15 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Although it’s been reported that both fighters were hurt in the bout, that’s not true. The only pain they felt was the sting of the punches.
Dawson decisions Diaconu
By Jim Dower: Former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 18 KO’s) won an easy if not impressive 12 round unanimous decision over Romanian Adrian Diaconu (27-3, 15 KO’s) on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Jean Pascal bout at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
Diaconu giving up 1/2 foot in height to Dawson
By Dan Ambrose: If you want to see something really interesting on Saturday night you need to watch the bout between light heavyweights Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) and Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15 KO’s) because the height differences alone is going to make for a compelling fight. At Friday’s weigh-in, the 5’9″ Diaconu looked like a fighter from two divisions below the 6’3″ Dawson when the two were standing for the traditional stare-down after having weighed in for the fight.
Dawson-Diaconu: Chad looks to punch his ticket for a fight against Hopkins-Pascal winner
By Jason Kim: Former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) is hoping to set himself up for a big money fight against the winner of Saturday’s bout between 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins and WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. To get the winner of that fight, the 28-year-old Dawson has to beat the hard-throwing Romanian Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15 KO’s) on the Hopkins-Pascal II undercard.
Dawson vs. Diaconu this Saturday
By Jason Kim: Former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) goes up against Romanian contender Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15 KO’s) this Saturday night on the undercard of the Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins bout at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Dawson, 28, has a lot riding on this fight, as if he can get by Diaconu, he will have a fight against the winner of Hopkins-Pascal.
Hopkins-Pascal & Dawson-Diaconu preview and predictions
By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) will be facing 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) in an important rematch on May 21st at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The two fighters previously fought last year in December in a fight that ended in a unsatisfying 12 round draw where neither fighter proved to be the better than the other.
Dawson-Diaconu – A better fight than Hopkins-Pascal 2
By Dan Ambrose: The undercard fight between two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) and Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15 KOs) should be the much better fight compared to the stinker in the main event between Bernard Hopkins and WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal.
Dawson might take the fight with Diaconu after all
By Dan Ambrose: Light heavyweight contender Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) may end up taking the May 21st fight with Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15 KO’s) after all, says Dan Rafael of ESPN. This comes after news that the 28-year-old Dawson was declining the fight with Diaconu for some unknown reason.
Dawson declines to face Diaconu on 5/21?
By Dan Rafael: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, former two time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) is declining a fight against Romanian Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15 KO’s) for the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Jean Pascal card on May 21st.