Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz II
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Juan Manuel Márquez
vs. Juan Diaz was a boxing
lightweight
title superfight, in a rematch of the 2009 Fight of the Year
. Marquez, went to Diaz's hometown of Houston to face him at the Toyota Center in February 2009 in what turned out to be an all-action slugfest, one that Marquez won via ninth-round knockout.
In the rematch, Díaz, 26, intended to fine tune rather than overhaul his game plan since he dictated the action and manhandled Márquez for much of the first fight before Márquez, 36, identified and exploited the chinks in his armour. Without revealing too much of his strategy, Díaz said his key to victory involved a delicate balance between brain, brawn, offense and defense.
Márquez, at 36 ten years older than his opponent, retained his WBO and WBA lightweight titles, and won this rematch by outpunching Díaz 288 to 155 on blows which connected. Márquez broke Díaz' lip to pieces with hard left jabs and hard overhand rights that scored, backing Díaz up during this bout. Márquez had a swollen right eye, but it was not a factor. The fight was a clean one. Díaz, a loser of four of his last six bouts, was studying for his law school entrance exam in preparation for a career change before the Márquez bout.
140 pound champion Amir Khan
was in attendance and was mentioned as a possible future opponent for Márquez.
Also in attendance former Heavyweight Champions Mike Tyson
and Lennox Lewis
, current WBA
Champion David Haye
as well as Junior Middlewight Contender Alfredo Angulo
.
. Márquez won the fight via unanimous decision by the official scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 118-110. After the Díaz rematch, Márquez stated that he was interested in pursuing a third fight with Manny Pacquiao
. There was also the possibility of him moving up in weight again to face one of the belt-holders at 140 pounds: Timothy Bradley
, Devon Alexander
or Amir Khan
, all of whom were fighting on HBO.
Márquez defeated Díaz via unanimous decision (116–112, 118–110, 117–111).
Guerrero defeated Casamayor via unanimous decision (98–89, 98–89, 97–90).
Pirog defeated Jacobs via knockout at 0:57 of fifth round.
Linares defeated Juarez via unanimous decision (99–90, 97–92, 99–90).
Gómez defeated Peterson via technical knockout at 2:14 of first round.
Mendy defeated Bika via disqualification (For hitting Mendy when he was down) at 1:15 of first round.
Groves defeated Contreras via technical knockout at 0:48 of sixth round.
Mitchell defeated Bryant via technical knockout at 1:45 of first round.
Montiel defeated Peralta via unanimous decision (58–55, 60–53, 58–55).
Juan Manuel Márquez
Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
vs. Juan Diaz was a boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
title superfight, in a rematch of the 2009 Fight of the Year
Ring Magazine fights of the year
The Ring was established in 1922 and since 1945, it has named a Fight of the Year.-1940s:*1945 - Rocky Graziano KO 10 Red Cochrane I*1946 - Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano I*1947 - Rocky Graziano KO 6 Tony Zale II...
. Marquez, went to Diaz's hometown of Houston to face him at the Toyota Center in February 2009 in what turned out to be an all-action slugfest, one that Marquez won via ninth-round knockout.
Build up
Juan Díaz was a 3-1 underdog for his rematch against Juan Manuel Márquez, but the Houston fighter employed unimpeachable logic to argue that he would be victorious before the battle.In the rematch, Díaz, 26, intended to fine tune rather than overhaul his game plan since he dictated the action and manhandled Márquez for much of the first fight before Márquez, 36, identified and exploited the chinks in his armour. Without revealing too much of his strategy, Díaz said his key to victory involved a delicate balance between brain, brawn, offense and defense.
Márquez, at 36 ten years older than his opponent, retained his WBO and WBA lightweight titles, and won this rematch by outpunching Díaz 288 to 155 on blows which connected. Márquez broke Díaz' lip to pieces with hard left jabs and hard overhand rights that scored, backing Díaz up during this bout. Márquez had a swollen right eye, but it was not a factor. The fight was a clean one. Díaz, a loser of four of his last six bouts, was studying for his law school entrance exam in preparation for a career change before the Márquez bout.
140 pound champion Amir Khan
Amir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....
was in attendance and was mentioned as a possible future opponent for Márquez.
Also in attendance former Heavyweight Champions Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...
and Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis
Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the most recent British undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship...
, current WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Champion David Haye
David Haye
David Deron Haye is a retired English professional boxer,Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles, and also the former European cruiserweight champion.- Amateur :Haye...
as well as Junior Middlewight Contender Alfredo Angulo
Alfredo Angulo
Alfredo Angulo López is a Mexican professional boxer and the former interim WBO Light Middleweight Champion. Angulo also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Mexico...
.
The Fight
Prior to the bout, the WBO ordered the Márquez-Díaz winner to fight mandatory challenger Michael KatsidisMichael Katsidis
Michael Alan Katsidis is an Australian professional boxer of Greek descent. He is a former two-time WBO interim lightweight titleholder whose crowd-pleasing, all-action fighting style has often drawn comparisons with the late Arturo Gatti.-Amateur career:In an amateur career which began at the...
. Márquez won the fight via unanimous decision by the official scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 118-110. After the Díaz rematch, Márquez stated that he was interested in pursuing a third fight with Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
. There was also the possibility of him moving up in weight again to face one of the belt-holders at 140 pounds: Timothy Bradley
Timothy Bradley
Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...
, Devon Alexander
Devon Alexander
Devon Alexander is a professional American boxer. Nicknamed "Alexander the Great," he is the former WBC and IBF Light Welterweight champion.-Biography:...
or Amir Khan
Amir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....
, all of whom were fighting on HBO.
Televised
- Lightweight Championship bout:
Juan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
(c) vs.
Juan Diaz
Márquez defeated Díaz via unanimous decision (116–112, 118–110, 117–111).
- Light Welterweight bout: Robert GuerreroRobert GuerreroRobert Joseph Guerrero is a professional American boxer of Mexican descent. He is the former IBF Super Featherweight champion and a former two-time IBF featherweight champion of the world. Nicknamed The Ghost, Guerrero's record is 29 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, and 2 no contest, with 18 of his wins...
vs.
Joel CasamayorJoel CasamayorJoel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...
Guerrero defeated Casamayor via unanimous decision (98–89, 98–89, 97–90).
- Middleweight bout:
Dmitry PirogDmitry PirogDmitry Pirog is a Russian boxer in the Middleweight division and the current WBO Middleweight Champion.-Amateur career:Dmitry used to be a chess player and wasn’t getting enough activity, so he decided to start boxing...
vs. Daniel JacobsDaniel Jacobs (boxer)Daniel Jacobs is an American professional boxer and is the former NABO and NABF Middleweight champion.-Early life:Jacobs was born and raised in the Brooklyn residential neighborhood of Brownsville to a Antiguan father and African-American mother. He was raised by his mother, Yvette Jacobs, his...
Pirog defeated Jacobs via knockout at 0:57 of fifth round.
- Lightweight bout: Rocky JuarezRocky JuarezRicardo Rocky Juarez is a professional Mexican-American boxer. Juarez has a current professional record of 28 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 19 wins coming by way of knockout.- Professional career :...
vs.
Jorge LinaresJorge LinaresJorge Linares is a professional boxer from Venezuela. He is a former WBC featherweight champion and former WBA super featherweight champion. Linares is currently living in Tokyo, Japan. Jorge's older brother is boxer Nelson Linares.- Amateur career :Linares compiled an Amateur record of 89-5...
Linares defeated Juarez via unanimous decision (99–90, 97–92, 99–90).
Televised Free
- Light Welterweight bout: Frankie GomezFrankie GomezJesús Francisco Gómez , is an undefeated Mexican-American Professional boxer. He's currently signed with Oscar De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Promotions.-Amateur career:...
vs. Ronnie Peterson
Gómez defeated Peterson via technical knockout at 2:14 of first round.
- Super Middleweight bout:
Sakio BikaSakio BikaSakio "The Scorpion" Bika , is a professional boxer in the super middleweight division. He is the former IBO super middleweight world champion.-Amateur career:...
vs.
Jean Paul Mendy
Mendy defeated Bika via disqualification (For hitting Mendy when he was down) at 1:15 of first round.
Untelevised
- Super Middleweight bout: Alfredo Contreras vs.
George GrovesGeorge Groves (boxer)George William Groves is an English professional boxer. Currently managed and trained by Adam Booth and promoted by Frank Warren, he is a former amateur champion and the reigning British and Commonwealth super middleweight titleholder....
Groves defeated Contreras via technical knockout at 0:48 of sixth round.
- Heavyweight bout: Seth Mitchell vs. Derek Bryant
Mitchell defeated Bryant via technical knockout at 1:45 of first round.
- Lightweight bout: Juan Montiel vs. Mike Peralta
Montiel defeated Peralta via unanimous decision (58–55, 60–53, 58–55).
Reported fight earnings
These are the payouts to the fighters as reported to the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Keith Kizer. These are the official purses as per the Nevada bout agreements, It does not include sponsor money or other common forms of revenue paid through other streams.- Juan Manuel Márquez $1,000,000 vs. Juan Díaz ($540,000)
- Daniel Jacobs $200,000 vs. Dmitry Pirog ($50,000)
- Roberto Guerrero $75,000 vs. Joel Casamayor ($50,000)
- Rocky Juarez $45,000 vs. Jorge Linares ($30,000)
- Sakio Bika $18,000 vs. Jean Paul Mendy ($12,000)