Marquez vs. Diaz

By Chris Williams: I really commend Golden Boy Promotions for putting together such a fine undercard for the July 31st bout between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) and Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, I’m wondering how well this fight [...]

By Eric Thomas: You have to wonder why Golden Boy Promotions all of sudden put together and outstanding July 31st. The card has Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz in the main event, and a number other exciting fights on the undercard. In almost every case, the undercard fights could serve either as a main [...]

Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions: Before we talk about the undercard, I just want to make another quick announcement. This Friday, July 2 there is going to be a special edition of Sólo Boxeo Tecate on Telefutura, which is going to go inside Marquez vs. Diaz II. It’s going to be a 90-minute [...]

By Matt Stein: Fighting on the undercard of the Juan Diaz vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight on July 31st, unbeaten Russian middleweight contender Dmitry Pirog (16-0, 13 KO’s) will face undefeated American Daniel Jacobs (20-0, 17 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round bout for the vacant WBO middleweight title at the Mandalay Bay Resort & [...]

By Jim Dower: Trainer Freddie Roach is really hoping that his fighter WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) can fight the winner of the July 31st bout between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and former lightweight champion Juan Diaz. In an interview by Socrates Celstial at Philboxing.com, Roach commented on both [...]

By Sean McDaniel: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) will be fighting a needless rematch against Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) next month on July 31st, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a fight that’s kind of hard to understand why it’s being made other [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) is planning on staying at lightweight and defending his WBO title for one more fight before moving up to the light welterweight division for a possible fight against Ricky Hatton later on in 2010, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Marquez, [...]

The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) has spoken, and the verdict is that the February 28, 2009 battle between Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz is the winner of the 2009 Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier award for Fight of The Year. “This is a great honor and receiving this award is one [...]

Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves and Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions will present a sensational world championship fight card on Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Emperors Palace, located at 64 Jones Street in Kempton Park, South Africa. Featured fights will be televised live on Supersport beginning at 8:00 P.M. local time (2000).