Welterweight contender Shawn Porter was busier, landed more and was the harder puncher. Julio Diaz managed just 49 punches thrown per round, landing 14 per frame. Porter landed 22 of 64 per round.
In a rematch of their December 2012 draw, welterweight contender Shawn Porter (22-0-1, 14KOs) set the record straight with a ten round unanimous decision over former champion Julio Diaz (40-9-1, 29KOs). The score were 98-92, 97-93, 97-93. Porter went to get Diaz's respect early by coming forward with multiple combinations. Diaz picked up his workrate in the second and was throwing combinations in close when Porter would let his hands go. They were slugging away in the third, with both landing good shots to the head. At the start of the fourth, Porter came out throwing bombs on the inside. Diaz took them well and started to return fire. Porter was starting to hurt Diaz at the end of the fourth and rocked him early in the fifth.
Undefeated welterweight contender Shawn Porter threw and landed more against Julio Diaz (fight one), Phil LoGreco and Alfonso Gomez. Diaz's opponents being tracked include Porter Amir Khan and Kendall Holt.
LAS VEGAS, NEV. - The Shawn Porter vs. Julio Diaz II fight card on Thursday, Sept. 12 at MGM Grand Las Vegas' Premier Ballroom just keeps getting bigger and better as Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions have added hot super welterweight prospect Jermall Charlo, 2012 United States Olympian Errol Spence and Oscar De La Hoya's cousin Diego de la Hoya to the card. The action-packed event will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 2/FOX Deportes. Also in action will be promising lightweight Robert Easter Jr. and two other members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team Terrell Gausha and Dominic Breazeale.
LAS VEGAS, NEV. - The Shawn Porter vs. Julio Diaz II fight card on Thursday, Sept. 12 at MGM Grand Las Vegas' Premier Ballroom just keeps getting bigger and better as Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions have added hot super welterweight prospect Jermall Charlo, 2012 United States Olympian Errol Spence and Oscar De La Hoya's cousin Diego de la Hoya to the card. The action-packed event will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 2/FOX Deportes. Also in action will be promising lightweight Robert Easter Jr. and two other members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team Terrell Gausha and Dominic Breazeale. "This is going to be a spectacular card and a great lead in to Saturday night's fight," said CEO of Mayweather Promotions Leonard Ellerbe. "This is the biggest week in recent boxing history and this fight makes it even more impressive."
Ryan Burton catches up with welterweight contender Shawn Porter to discuss his upcoming rematch with Julio Diaz.
It was recently announced that "Showtime" Shawn Porter (21-0-1) will return to the ring on September 12th against Julio Diaz (40-8-1). The fight will be a rematch of their split draw that took place this past December in Los Angeles, CA. Porter is currently in the middle of his training camp and said that he is excited to have a chance to avenge the only blemish on his near spotless record. "We are working extremely hard. We are excited and we are ready to take this fight head on man," Porter stated. Diaz last fought in April when he lost an unanimous decision to Amir Khan. Diaz dropped Khan in the 4th round and had the Brit on shaky legs on more than a few occasions. Porter insists that he didn't overlook Diaz in their first fight and said that he definitely won't be looking past him on September 12th. He said that he has been working on correcting some of the mistakes he made in the first fight.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has advised BoxingScene.com that he finalized a tripleheader for September 12th, with three high stakes contests taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The card will be presented as a fight week appetizer, being presented two days before the huge Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez Showtime Pay-Per-View, also being staged at the MGM. The tripleheader will be televised by Fox Sports 2 (formerly known as Fuel TV).
Golden Boy Promotions will promote two televised fight cards prior to the anticipated showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, matchmaker Robert Diaz told Boxingscene.com on Monday afternoon. The two cards will take place on Tuesday, September 10th and on Thursday in Las Vegas, NV. The show on Tuesday will be broadcast live on ESPN2 at a venue that is yet to be announced. The Thursday show will be broadcast live on Fox Sports, reportedly from the MGM Grand property.
It took all of 48 seconds for once heralded prospect Frankie “Pitbull” Gomez to dispatch of Pavel Miranda. Gomez pressured Miranda from the outset and landed a perfect combination that dropped Miranda hard forcing the referee to put a halt to the contest. Gomez continues his comeback now at a perfect 14-0 (11KOs) while Miranda falls to 19-9-1 (10KOs).