Juan Diaz: record, next fight and profile →
Willie Savannah, a stalwart of the Houston boxing scene as a gym owner, trainer and manager, who discovered Juan Diaz and led him to the unified lightweight world title, died on Sunday. He was 85.
BoxingScene.com has been advised by multiple sources that Juan 'Baby Bull' Diaz (42-4, 21KOs), who was scheduled to face Ray Beltran (31-7-1, 19KOs) on December 10th in Omaha, Nebraska has pulled out of the fight with an injury.
Lightweight contenders Juan Diaz and Ray Beltran will square off on December 10, Top Rank announced today. The 10 round bout will take place at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The bout will precede the 12 round junior welterweight title bout between Terence Crawford and John Molina.
Juan Diaz is ramping up his preparations ahead of proposed showdown with Terry Flanagan. The former WBO, IBO, WBA Super and IBF lightweight king, 42-4 (21 KOs), has been chasing a fight with the Ancoats champion, who is the current custodian of the Boxing Organisation crown, since the 27-year-old’s Las Vegas dream was momentarily curtailed last month.
Terry Flanagan looks set to return to the ring later than scheduled. The WBO lightweight world champion, who was last in action in July when he comprehensively outpointed former two-time global ruler Mzonke Fana of South Africa, was expected to defend his world title in Las Vegas on November 5, as part of the supporting cast to Manny Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight world title challenge against Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The lightweight division is getting to be a crowded place. With champions like Terry Flanagan. Anthony Crolla and Dejan Zlatacanin, the division could be wide open. Jorge Linares is still roaming around as the WBC Champion in recess.
Casino del Sol Resort in Tucson, Arizona - Former unified lightweight world champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz (42-4, 20 KOs) stopped Cesar Vazquez (28-3, 16 KOs) in eight rounds.
It is not uncommon for a fighter to turn professional in their teens, approaching twenty years as a professional by their early 30s. It is less common among US-based fighters in this era.
Juan Diaz vs. Cesar Vazquez Weighin Photos - TUCSON, AZ – Former lightweight world champion and proven in-ring warrior, Juan ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz has the hunger to capture a world title once again and he knows that to get even closer to that precious championship opportunity he will have to surpass the test that he will have in front of him this Saturday, August 6, in front of a sold out crowd on the ‘Solo Boxeo Unimas’ card that will take place at the Grand Ballroom of the Casino del Sol Resort in the city known as ‘The Sunshine Factory’.
TUCSON, AZ – Former lightweight world champion and proven in-ring warrior, Juan ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz has the hunger to capture a world title once again and he knows that to get even closer to that precious championship opportunity he will have to surpass the test that he will have in front of him this Saturday, August 6, in front of a sold out crowd on the ‘Solo Boxeo Unimas’ card that will take place at the Grand Ballroom of the Casino del Sol Resort in the city known as ‘The Sunshine Factory’.