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Joseph Diaz Significantly Overweight For 130-Pound Title Defense Against Rakhimov

Joseph Diaz Significantly Overweight For 130-Pound Title Defense Against Rakhimov

Keith Idec

•Feb 12, 2021

Joseph Diaz Jr. was congratulated by the emcee of Friday’s weigh-in for making weight for his 130-pound title defense against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on Saturday night. The problem, of course, is that Diaz didn’t even come close to meeting his contractual obligation for what was supposed to be his first defense of the IBF junior lightweight title he won last year. Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs) stepped on the California State Athletic Commission’s scale at 133.6 pounds, roughly 3½ pounds above the junior lightweight limit.

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Castano: Teixeira Wanted An Easier Opponent Than Me For First Title Defense

Castano: Teixeira Wanted An Easier Opponent Than Me For First Title Defense

Keith Idec

•Feb 12, 2021

Brian Castano didn’t accuse Patrick Teixeira of trying to avoid him. The unbeaten Argentinean contender just thinks Teixeira wanted an easier fight in his first defense of the WBO junior middleweight title. Though there were rumors during the pandemic regarding Teixeira facing an opponent other than his mandatory challenger next, the Brazilian southpaw will defend his 154-pound crown against Castano on Saturday night in Indio, California.

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Photos: Patrick Teixeira, Brian Castano - Face-Off at Final Presser

Photos: Patrick Teixeira, Brian Castano - Face-Off at Final Presser

Boxing Photos

•Feb 11, 2021

Patrick Teixeira, Brian Castano Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - INDIO, CALIF. - Joseph Diaz Jr. (31-1, 15 KOs) and Shavkat Rakhimov (15-0, 12 KOs) hosted their final press conference today at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino ahead of their 12-round fight for Diaz Jr.’s IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos)

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Teixeira-Castano: The Round Robin Expands

Teixeira-Castano: The Round Robin Expands

Cliff Rold

•Feb 11, 2021

By Cliff Rold - What’s the old saying about a bird in the hand? There are more than two in boxing’s bushes. Anyone who engages in boxing fandom beyond just regularly watching fights hears or reads about them all the time. What isn’t happening can often feel like the most important thing in the sport. It’s not. This Saturday (DAZN, 8 PM EST), boxing fans have a...

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Teixeira: McGregor a Delusional Clown, High Level Boxers Kill Him Easily

Teixeira: McGregor a Delusional Clown, High Level Boxers Kill Him Easily

BoxingScene Staff

•Feb 8, 2021

WBO junior middleweight champion Patrick Teixeira believes UFC superstar Conor McGregor is a "delusional clown" for thinking that he could enter the sport of boxing and immediately beat a top level fighter.

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Teixeira: I Want To Be Undisputed Champ, Makes Castano Most Important Fight Of My Career Right Now

Teixeira: I Want To Be Undisputed Champ, Makes Castano Most Important Fight Of My Career Right Now

Jake Donovan

•Feb 6, 2021

Patrick Teixeira has a pretty good idea for what would represent the biggest fight of his career. For now, it’s the one standing in the way of his ultimate goal. “I really want to become undisputed [154-pound] champion,” Teixeira told BoxingScene.com ahead of his upcoming Feb. 13 junior middleweight title defense versus Brian Castano. “I am here in the United States now and I want to keep fighting until I have all of the world titles.”

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Castano, Wronged By WBA, Wants To Make It Right By Beating Teixeira For WBO Belt

Castano, Wronged By WBA, Wants To Make It Right By Beating Teixeira For WBO Belt

Keith Idec

•Feb 5, 2021

By Keith Idec - Brian Castano couldn’t believe what he was watching. Two months after the WBA stripped him of its world 154-pound championship, there was Erislandy Lara, the former champion Castano is certain he beat in his previous bout, boxing an obviously overmatched Ramon Alvarez for what Castano considered his title. Just a few months earlier, Castano thought h...

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Teixeira on Castano: It's a Tough Fight, But My Skills Are Superior

Teixeira on Castano: It's a Tough Fight, But My Skills Are Superior

Elisinio Castillo

•Jan 27, 2021

WBO junior middleweight world champion Patrick Texieira understands the extra value of his fight against Brian Castano, not only because he will defend his title, but because the whole country of Brazil will be attentive to his performance.

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Spike O'Sullivan Would Love To Become Oscar De La Hoya's Comeback Foe

Spike O'Sullivan Would Love To Become Oscar De La Hoya's Comeback Foe

BoxingScene Staff

•Jan 10, 2021

Junior middleweight/middleweight contender Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan is hoping to get selected as the comeback opponent for five division world champion Oscar De La Hoya in 2021. De La Hoya retired from the sport in 2008 after suffering a one-sided TKO defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao.

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Diaz-Rakhimov, Teixeira-Castano Title Fight Double Heads To The Avalon In Hollywood

Diaz-Rakhimov, Teixeira-Castano Title Fight Double Heads To The Avalon In Hollywood

Jake Donovan

•Jan 8, 2021

A previously announced title fight doubleheader now has an official home. The Avalon in Hollywood, California has been selected as the host to a February 13 show to air live on DAZN, two sources with knowledge of the situation have informed BoxingScene.com. Topping the card, Joseph Diaz (will make the first defense of his IBF junior lightweight title versus mandatory challenger Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (15-0, 12KOs). In supporting capacity, Brazil’s Patrick Teixeira also faces a mandated contender for his first title defense of the WBO junior middleweight title as he faces Argentina’s Brian Castano (16-0-1, 12KOs).

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