Juan Diaz Tickets

Juan Diaz lost by 12-round unanimous decision to WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KOs) in a rematch on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Scores were 110-118, 111-117 and 112-116. In this fight Diaz chose to move in and out, jabbing and getting off punches rather than staying in front of Marquez and trying to overwhelm him with aggression and volumes of punches. It was a poor strategy. Master boxer Juan Manuel Marquez and still WBA Super World lightweight and WBO lightweight champion outpunched and outboxed Diaz who has now lost four out of his last six fights.

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Diaz vs TBA      

Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz

(35-4-0, 17 KOs)

Juan Diaz was a 105-5 amateur. Being too young to compete in Sydney with the 2000 Mexican Olympic boxing team and not wanting to wait another four years he made his professional debut in Mexico on June 23, 2000 at the age of 16.

The undefeated Diaz won his first belt, the WBC Youth lightweight title in a fight against Joel Perez on November 22, 2003. Diaz went on the capture the WBA lightweight title from Mongolian Lakva Sim on July 17, 2004. Diaz still holds the title having successfully defended it six times.

Juan Diaz's most notable title defense took place on April 8, 2006 on the undercard of Mayweather vs Judah in Las Vegas against Jose Miguel Cotto (the brother of champion boxer Miguel Angel Cotto). After twelve rounds of hard boxing Diaz won a unanimous decision over previously undefeated Jose Miguel Cotto.

Diaz vs Freitas

Juan Diaz unified lightweight titles in front of a sold-out crowd on April 28, 2007 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino causing Acelino "Popo" Freitas to quit after eight rounds. The first four rounds were Freitas but Diaz came on strong over the last four. Freitas didn't suffer any knockdowns but did take some punishing blows from Diaz in the eighth round. Freitas quit in the same ring in 2004 in a fight against Diego Corrales although that time he was knocked down three times before quitting in the 10th round.

Juan Diaz had captured the IBF lightweight title at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 2007 from Julio Diaz when Julio remained on his stool at the start of round nine. Julio Diaz's corner stopped the fight because he was getting hit too much. It was the same thing that happened in Diaz's fight with Freitas who quit at the end of round eight after taking a clobbering.

Formerly undefeated Juan Diaz lost his IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight titles in a major upset to Nate Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) by 12-round split decision on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The judge's scorecards read 114-113, 111-116 and 112-115.

The 35 year old Nate Campbell earned his title shot with Juan Diaz by winning two IBF title eliminator fights. A cut over Diaz's left eye caused by a punch in round six started his demise in his fight with Campbell. From that point on Campbell gained more and more control of the fight. In addition to Diaz' loss he was "quitted" by promoter Don King.

Juan Diaz beat Michael Katsidis (23-2-0, 20 KOs) by 12-round SD on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on HBO Championship Boxing. The judges scores were 116-112 and 115-113 for Diaz and 115-113 for Katsidis. In addition to his split decision victory Diaz took home the vacant IBO lightweight title.

Juan Diaz lost his IBO lightweight title fight to Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) by way of 9th round knockout on February 28, 2009 at Toyota Center, Houston, Texas in front of 14,571 fans. Diaz was the aggressor winning the earlier rounds but Marquez hurt Diaz with a left hook in the last 30 seconds of the 8th round. In the 9th round Marquez send Diaz head first to the canvas with a combination. Diaz beat the count but Marquez sent him to the canvas for a second and final time with a right uppercut prompting referee Rafael Ramos to waive off the contest at 2:40 with Diaz flat on his back on the canvas.

Juan Diaz beat Paulie Malignaggi (26-3-0, 5 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Diaz who suffered two bloody cuts over his left eye took the fight to Malignaggi landing the harder more effective punches. Scores were 118-110, 116-112 and 115-113. In addition to his victory Diaz also took home the vacant WBO NABO light welterweight title. The fight which was nationally televised on HBO took place at a catchweight of 138 1/2 lbs which was a jump up in weight for Diaz who normally fights at lightweight.

Juan Diaz lost a 12-round unanimous decision and his NABO light welterweight alphabet belt to Paulie Malignaggi (27-3-0, 5 KOs) in their rematch on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Scores were 111-116, 111-116 and 111-116. The ring size was 20 sq ft this time and Malignaggi used his feet and every inch of it so Diaz could not get close enough to land heavier blows. Diaz was cuffed to the back of the head and thrown to the canvas by Malignaggi in round ten and the referee erroneously credited Malignaggi with a knockdown.