By Chris Williams: Timothy Bradley is getting some really good sparring out of former two-time IBF lightweight champion Julio Diaz in getting ready for his bout against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on June 9th, according to boxing news from the examiner.com.
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Diaz vs. McCloskey on 5/5: Can get Julio get a fair shake in Belfast?
By William Mackay: Former IBF lightweight champion Julio Diaz (38-7, 27 KO’s) gets to the next fighter that tries his hand at attempting to beat Ireland’s Paul McCloskey (23-1, 12 KO’s) on May 5th at the King’s Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Diaz, 32, is likely going to have to be especially impressive in this fight in order to walk out of the King’s Hall with the win, because we saw last September how hard it can be for someone to beat the 32-year-old McCloskey, #9 WBA, in Belfast.
McCloskey-Diaz on May 5th
By Scott Gilfoid: Irish light welterweight contender Paul McCloskey (23-1, 12 KO’s) will finally be getting back in the ring on May 5th against two-time former IBF lightweight champion Julio Diaz (38-7, 27 KO’s( at the Kings Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Diaz-Malignaggi II – Time for revenge
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 took it even getting a 118-110 in his favour, which was outrageous. But it revealed that Houston does have a big problem, but luckily they are now fighting in Chicago. Obviously we wouldn’t have been in this situation if the bout had have been anywhere else in the world, but here you have it, time for another- this time more personal- war.
HBO Interested in Diaz-Malignaggi rematch; Donaire, Tszyu – News
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 location of the bout and what weight the fight would take place at.
Boxing Results – Cayo outclasses Diaz, Rossy Defeats Drumond
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, ranked #3 in the IBF light welterweight division, toyed with the former champion Diaz for 10 rounds, hitting him pretty much at will and showing a lot of different looks to his offense.
Reyes Defeats Diaz in Upset
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 from Reyes. After the 2nd knockdown of the round, the referee called a stop to the fight.
Diaz Stops Torres
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, making his first appearance since losing his IBF lightweight title in a 9th round stoppage to Juan Diaz in October 2007, knocked Torres, 30, down two times in the fight, once in the third round (a technical knockdown) and another time in the 5th round.
Following the knockdown in the 5th, Torres, whose left side of his face was badly swollen with his left eye nearly swollen shut, was examined by the ringside doctor who advised for the referee to stop the fight. At 1;25, referee Tony Krebs stopped the fight giving Diaz the victory.
Juan Diaz Stops Julio Diaz
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 Saturday night at the Sears Centre, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. With the win, the 24-year old Juan Diaz adds the IBF lightweight title to his collection of belts, clearly showing that he’s the dominant fighter in the lightweight division.
Before the bout, there was speculation that Julio’s high punch volume would cause problems for Juan, enough possibly for Julio to create an upset. However, after the first couple of rounds, Juan put that thought completely out of mind as he pummeled Julio with blistering three and four punch combinations to the head and body.
Juan Diaz vs Julio Diaz
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, Larry Merchant and Lennox Lewis will be ringside for the event, which will be available in HDTV, as well as closed-captioned for the hearing impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino..