Fight Julio Diaz L TKO 9 (12) Juan Diaz

The post fight press conference for the exciting "Dia De Los Diaz" fight card was brief but did have the key fighters of the night speak. Don King greeted the media and thanked the Sears Centre and the City of Chicago for their hospitality. He was quick to address comments made by HBO commentator and boxing analyst, Larry Merchant, regarding the lower than expected ticket sales for the event. Merchant stated that in Juan read more ...

WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz (33-0, 17 KOs) claimed the IBF crown of Julio "The Kidd" Diaz (34-4, 25 KOs) with a ninth round TKO on Saturday night at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois. Juan Diaz started punching in round one and never quit as he slowly drained away the resolve of Julio Diaz, who remained on his stool at the start of round nine. Time was :01 read more ...

But the critics aren’t the ones taking the shots that rattle bodies like a jackhammer does concrete. The naysayers claim that he slaps when he punches. But, if you’re lucky enough to have a ringside seat to one of his fights, you know that when those punches thunder to the body that they are much more than slaps. Those wrecking balls land with a thud and they read more ...