Diaz-Malignaggi

By Peter Wells: With Paulie Malignaggi taking on Juan Diaz tonight in a much anticipated rematch, both fighters came in under the 140lb weight limit, Paulie being 2 ounces heavier. Malignaggi is 26-3 while Diaz is much better at 35-2. It has been very heated and both fighters are raring to go, and so are [...]

By Eric Thomas: We very likely could be seeing a rematch between Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi on December 12th, according to the latest boxing news. Contracts have reportedly been sent out for the fight. The bout will either take place in Las Vegas or Chicago, not in Diaz’s home town of Houston, Texas, where [...]

By Eric Thomas: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer made his own comments about the back and forth talk between Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi, saying “Let the facts be the facts, Juan Diaz won the first fight.” Schaefer represents Diaz, who won by a controversial 12 round unanimous decision over Paulie Malignaggi on September [...]

By Liam Santiago: Former world champion, Paul Maliganggi, has reacted angrily after being denied a rematch against Juan Diaz. Diaz’s camp were not happy with the weight demands from Malignaggi, along with money issues. HBO offered £750,000 for the fight to take place, yet, the Diaz camp would not have it.

By Jim Dower: Former lightweight champion Juan Diaz (35-2, 17 KO’s) has reportedly turned down a rematch with Paulie Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KO’s), according to latest news in the boxing world. Apparently, Diaz, 26, has turned down a deal set up by his promoter Golden Boy Promotions to fight Malignaggi in a badly needed rematch [...]

By Eric Thomas: Never-mind that Juan Diaz (35-2, 17 KO’s) was given what many boxing fans consider to be a gift decision by the hometown judges over visiting Paulie Malingaggi last Saturday night, in Houston, Texas. What really concerns me is how shot Diaz looked as a fighter.

By Brock Kaiser: Let’s first get this out of the way: Paulie Malignaggi definitely won that fight. That said, the idea that poor judging or even overt bias is to blame for this miscarriage might be jumping to a premature, if not totally faulty conclusion. To be fair to all that hold this belief, false [...]

By Sam Gregory: Juan Diaz, coming off a ninth round stoppage loss in his last fight with Juan Manuel Marquez in February was back at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas last night for the third time in a row to face Paul Malignaggi in the main event of HBO’s Boxing After Dark triple-header.

By Jason Kim: In a battle of fringe light welterweight contenders, Juan Diaz (35-2, 17 KO’s) defeated former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KO’s) by a controversial 12-round unanimous decision. However, Malignaggi appeared to win the fight by at least two rounds.

By Jason Kim: Former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz (34-2, 17 KO’s) will be moving up in weight to take on former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (26-2, 5 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. Diaz, 25, will be fighting in front of his home crowd and [...]

By Giancarlo Malinconico: Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi will have his hands full on August 22 when he faces the “Baby Bull” Juan Diaz in Houston; the fight will be aired on the HBO Boxing After Dark series. Manny Pacuqiao has been criticized for wanting a catch weight in the Cotto fight, but Diaz seems to [...]

By Jim Dower: According to FNF, former lightweight champion Juan Diaz (34-2, 17 KO’s) will be fighting former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (26-2, 5 KO’s) on August 22nd, a fight that will likely take place in Houston, Texas. It’s unknown what weight the fight would occur at, but perhaps 140, which [...]