Diaz vs. Marquez

By Chris Williams: Former IBF lightweight champion David Diaz is reportedly asking for too much money to face WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez for a proposed July 16th tune-up fight for the soon to be 38-year-old Marquez. This is a fight that Marquez feels he needs to get ready for a bout against Manny [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Rather than sitting it out until his big money fight against Manny Pacquiao in November, Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) is insisting on a tune-up fight against former IBF lightweight champion David Diaz (36-3-1, 17 KO’s) on July 16th to help get ready for Pacquiao. In part, one of the reasons [...]

By Jason Kim: With a November mega fight with World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao pretty much in the bag now, WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) is slated to fight 34-year-old former IBF lightweight champion David Diaz (36-3-1, 17 KO’s) on July 2nd in a 12 round bout in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is looking to take on arguably the biggest name in his career by getting the winner of this Saturday’s lightweight title fight between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

by Christian Ramos: I applaud the man who chooses to follow the sport I love. I don’t have a choice. The seed has been planted ever since I first stepped foot into a boxing gym in Newark, NJ. No matter how much passion I feel for boxing, it saddens me to accept its current state. [...]

FACT SHEET WHEN: Saturday, July 31, 2010 WHERE: Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada PRINCIPLES: RING MAGAZINE, WBA & WBO LIGHTWEIGHT TITLES – 12 ROUNDS JUAN MANUEL “DINAMITA” MARQUEZ vs. JUAN “BABY BULL” DIAZ

K. Swanson: Thank you, everybody, for calling in. We have another exciting conference call today featuring one of our main event fighters, Juan Diaz, former Three-Time Lightweight World Champion. Also joining him is Ronnie Shields, who is his trainer, and Richard Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Boy Promotions. Before I turn it over to [...]

July 3, 2010 – I am the son of Mexican immigrants who is a professional boxer with a college diploma. I have earned three world titles in my career and I am training to fight Juan Manuel Marquez for the Unified Lightweight World Championship on July 31. I also own a construction business with my [...]

By William Mackay: Not only does World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) want to fight the winner of the lightweight clash between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz on July 31st, but it now looks like Khan wants that fight to take place in his home [...]

LOS ANGELES, June 30 – The biggest rematch of 2010 is rapidly approaching and to get fight fans ready for the July 31 showdown between boxing superstars Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz, TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” is devoting its entire broadcast on Friday, July 2 to one of the sport’s most [...]

By Jason Kim: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 kO’s) will meet Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 Ko’s) for a rematch next month on July 31st at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their first fight was an exciting bout that lasted nine rounds and saw both fighters get hurt. [...]

By Chris Williams: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) will be back in action on December 11th on HBO. Khan and his promotional team, Golden Boy Promotions, are hoping to match the 23-year-old Khan up against the winner of the July 31st lightweight clash between former champion Juan Diaz and WBA/WBO lightweight [...]

By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer isn’t interested in putting WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, one of his youngest stars, in promoter Gary Shaw’s proposed light welterweight tournament involving Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley, and Marcos Maidana. Instead, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN, Schaefer wants to match Khan up against the [...]

By Chris Williams: Rather than pay World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis or John Murray the money they were asking for to fight on July 31st, the 23-year-old Khan will instead bypass that date and wait around to see if his promotional company Golden Boy Promotions and set up a fight between the [...]

Mexico City, MEX/Houston, TX (June 11)…With the first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicking-off today, the entire world seems to have soccer fever including current WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine World Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez and former three-time Lightweight World Champion Juan Diaz. Marquez vs. Diaz will meet in “Fight of the [...]

By Sam Gregory: In the highly anticipated main event undisputed lightweight champion of the world Juan Manuel Marquez 50-4-1 (36 KO’s) is challenged by 25 year old Houston, Texan Juan “The Baby Bull” Diaz 34-2 (17) for Marquez’ lightweight title. This was Marquez’ second time to fight at the lightweight limit of 135 pounds.

Audley Harrison announced today he is targeting a bout with long time friend David Haye, after Audley was snubbed in his attempt to kick start his career on a Hayemaker promoted show. ‘I hear David is looking for a warm up bout after Wladimir decided they over played their hand. The latest I’m hearing from [...]

Making his way back to the ring February 28, 2009 on the Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz card, will be Philadelphia’s undefeated hard hitting Jr. Welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia (10-0, 7 KOs). Garcia will face Cristian Favela of Los Mochis, SI Mexico in a scheduled eight round bout at the Toyota Center in [...]

By Manuel Perez: Lightweight Juan Diaz (34-1, 17 KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) meet in one of the biggest fights of 2009 on February 28th at the Toyota Center, Houston, Texas. There’s nothing on the line aside from the little known IBO lightweight title belonging to Diaz, and the pride and reputation [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former lightweight champion Juan Diaz (34-1, 17 KOs) will be making a step up in competition by facing Juan Manuel Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) on February 28th at the Toyota Center, Houston, Texas. Diaz, 25, is looking to rack up his biggest win of his career against the 35-year-old Marquez, but in [...]