A week after the unified lightweight championship changed hands, the spotlight was on Devin Haney to see if he would be successful in defending his WBC title or if there would be another instance of a champion losing his belt. After 12 rounds, the young fighter from Las Vegas held on even with a good effort from his opponent. Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) worked behind … Continue reading Haney gets unanimous decision over game Diaz
Former super middleweight world champion and unbeaten light heavyweight contender Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (41-0, 27 KOs) will face world title contender Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 KOs) in a 12-round light heavyweight fight. The event will take place on Friday, July 9 and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN. The venue will be located in Los Angeles with details on the specific venue to be announced in the near future. … Continue reading Zurdo Ramirez battles Sullivan Barrera in Los Angeles July 9th
The IBF super featherweight champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. (31-1, 15 KOs) makes his first defense of the title against top ranked contender Shavkatdzhon “Shere Khan” Rakhimov (15-0, 12 KOs) and Patrick Teixeira will face Brian Carlos Castano in the co-feature bout scheduled for February 13th. This event will be shown live on DAZN. Diaz, a 28-year-old southpaw who represented the U.S. at the 2012 Olympic … Continue reading Diaz vs Rakhimov and Teixeira vs. Castano announced for February 13th
At the MGM National Harbor a few miles from Washington DC, the WBC champion and Capitol Heights native Gary Russell Jr. wanted to make an impression on the fans that were there to see him live. He came in confident that his opponent, Joseph Diaz Jr., would not be able to weather the fast punches getting to him. He wanted speed to be the difference … Continue reading Russell beats Diaz to retain title
It has been a while since Gary Russell, Jr. has been in the ring to face an opponent. On Saturday, it will be a year-long wait for the WBC featherweight champion as he makes his 4th defense of that title. This time around it will be against the highest ranked contender for the belt as Joseph “Jo Jo” Diaz Jr. steps up to try to … Continue reading Russell and Diaz psyched to fight
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