Christopher Diaz: record, next fight and profile →
Andrew “The Monster” Moloney will make the first defense of his WBA super flyweight world title Tuesday, June 23 from the MGM Grand Conference Center—Grand Ballroom against Joshua “El Professor” Franco (ESPN & ESPN Deportes, 8 p.m. ET). Moloney-Franco will be the first men’s boxing world title bout since February 29.
Joshua Greer Jr. and Jason Moloney were supposed to meet in an important bantamweight bout April 25, but they’ve temporarily taken divergent paths. According to an ESPN.com story Saturday, those 118-pound contenders will face different opponents in upcoming bouts ESPN will televise beginning June 9 from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Altogether, ESPN.com revealed six main events or co-features Saturday that weren’t previously reported by BoxingScene.com or other outlets.
At the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo got off to a smooth start. Verdejo (26-1, 16 KOs), in his first fight since linking up with noted trainer Ismael Salas, outboxed Manuel Rey Rojas (18-4, 5 KOs) over 10 rounds in the lightweight co-feature by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.
Felix Verdejo, Christopher Diaz Photos Gallery - Turning Stone Casino, New York - Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo 2.0 is off to a smooth start. Verdejo (26-1, 16 KOs), in his first fight since linking up with noted trainer Ismael Salas, outboxed Manuel Rey Rojas (18-4, 5 KOs) over 10 rounds in the lightweight co-feature by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.
Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona - In a battle of world title challengers, featherweight Chistopher Diaz (25-2, 16 KOs) bounced back from a decision loss to Shakur Stevenson. He won an eight round unanimous decision over Adeilson Dos Santos (19-8). All three judges scored it 80-72.
Felix Verdejo, Christopher Diaz, Nova, Anderson - Weights photos gallery - Eleider Alvarez had difficulty making weight for his last bout because he suffered an Achilles’ injury while training for it. Alvarez weighed over 200 pounds a month before he was scheduled to fight Sergey Kovalev in an immediate rematch last February 2. His injury prevented Alvarez from doing real roadwork, thus getting down to the 175-pound limit for that fight was harder than ever.
Puerto Rican superstar Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo, inching closer to a lightweight world title shot, will see action on a special Top Rank on ESPN show Saturday, Jan. 18 from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.
Featherweight contender Christopher Diaz already began to analyze the options for his next commitment which could take place between the months of August and September. The featherweight, who comes back from a second setback, which occurred last month in New York, is still hoping to face opponents such as the featherweight world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Oscar Valdez, Jessie Magdaleno and former champ Carl Frampton.
Shakur Stevenson, Christopher Diaz Fight Photos Gallery - Featherweight Shakur Stevenson put forth the best performance of his young career, befuddling and outboxing former world title challenger Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz over 10 one-sided rounds (100-90, 99-91 and 98-92). (photos by Mikey Williams).
Madison Square Garden, New York City - Olympic silver medal winner Shakur Stevenson (11-0, 6 KOs) got the biggest win of his career when he dominated Christopher Diaz (24-2, 16 KOs) over ten rounds. The scores were 100-90, 99-91, 98-92.