By Edward Chaykovsky

Leija Battah Promotions has announced that former lightweight king Juan Diaz (35-4, 17KOs), 29-years-old, will be making his return to the ring on April 13th in Corpus Christi, Texas. The card will be co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. Diaz has not fought since suffering a twelve round decision loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in July of 2010.