Comments Thread For: Juan Diaz Focused on Claiming World Crown in 2014

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Former lightweight triple crown world titlist Juan Diaz hopes to launch himself back onto the world stage with a new six-fight, 18-month contract with Top Rank. For starters, Diaz (37-4, 19 KOs) will take on Juan Santiago (14-10-1, 8 KOs) in Denver on the HBO-televised Mike Alvarado-Ruslan Provodnikov card on Saturday.

"I'm just excited to be back on national TV and have my fans know that I'm back," Diaz told The Houston Chronicle. "I've been speaking to Top Rank and after this fight we're going to sit down and schedule the road map to a championship for 2014."

Diaz, 30, announced his retirement in 2010 after losing four of his last six bouts, albeit to top-shelf fighters. He returned to the ring earlier this year and is 2-0 (2 KOs) in his comeback. [Click Here To Read More]

[taansend]

Good luck to him. Always came across as a nice kid. I can't see his career going anywhere but as long as he's having fun & doesn't get seriously hurt all the best.

[torosboxing75]

I can see him beating Burns.

[Muscles72]

I'm glad to see him back last I read about thin he had his own trucking buisness and started fighting again glad to see him back he was always an exciting fighter to watch.

[ModernTalking]

His career went downhill when he started getting ****y. If Manny Pacquiao want to fight a real Mexican, I'm a real Mexican here.

[AntonTheMeh]

looks like the same ol baby bull to me. i hope he gets his career back on track.

[Tyler_Durden]

Always good to hear of an entertaining fighter to be back and with the said hunger that's required to be able to reach the top. All the best of luck to him.

[Emon723]

I thought Baby Bull was too strong for Pacman then, until he lost to Campbell, the first Marquez fight I was rooting for Diaz.

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

Baby bull was on a good run for a minute, he was the man untill he ran into cambell and Marquez, marquez vs Diaz was a great fight! Marquez never gets credit for that win.