< wpimage aligncenterid6808width736height489sizeSluglargelinkDestinationnone > <div class=wp block image><figure class=aligncenter size large is resized><img src=httpswwwgambylcomwp contentuploads202107Boxer JoJo Diazjpeg alt= class=wp image 6808 width=736 height=489><figcaption>LAS VEGAS NV MAY 01 Boxer Joseph Diaz Jr poses during a Golden Boy Promotions portrait session at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1 2013 in Las Vegas Nevada Photo by Jeff BottariGolden BoyGolden Boy via Getty Images<figcaption><figure><div> < wpimage > < wpparagraph > <p>Joseph JoJo Pedroza Díaz Jr was born November 23 1992 is an American professional boxer He has held the IBF super featherweight title from 2020 to February 2021 and was challenged once for the WBC featherweight title in 2018 Regionally he held the WBC NABF and WBO NABO featherweight titles from 2015 to 2018 As an amateur he competed in the 2012 Olympics as a bantamweight He will face former Dominican world champion Javier El Abejon Fortuna 36 2 1 25 KO in a 12 round 135 pound bantamweight bout which will be the co main event next Friday July 9 at a venue to be determined in Los Angeles California to be broadcast by DAZN <p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Lets review JoJo Diazs track record<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Before the Olympic Trials he was the two time reigning national bantamweight champion including a victory over Antonio Nieves Diaz became the first US boxer to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games by becoming a quarterfinalist at the 2011 World Championships where he defeated 2004 Olympic silver medalist Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand and former world championship bronze medalist Oscar Valdez of Mexico lost to Lazaro Alvarez Diaz was the 2011 US National Champion at featherweight at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs Colo He fought in the 2010 11 World Series of Boxing At the 2012 Summer Olympics he defeated Pavlo Ishchenko but ran into Alvarez in his second fight and lost again<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Diaz made his professional debut in 2012 against Vincent Alfaro winning by unanimous decision in four rounds and also scored a knockdown in the fourth On February 2 2013 Diaz would fight Jose Ruiz of Puerto Rico and win by technical knockout TKO<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>On May 9 2015 Diaz defeated Giovanni Delgado by unanimous decision on the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez vs James Kirkland fight He stepped up the competition against veteran Rene Alvarado in a fight televised on HBO Latino in July 2015 and on December 18 Diaz Jr defeated Hugo Partida to win the WBC NABF featherweight title He has since successfully defended his title twice against Jayson Velez and Victor Proa<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomembedcOXTDXRApMktyperichproviderNameSlugembed handlerresponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type rich is provider embed handler wp block embed embed handler wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomembedcOXTDXRApMk <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Betting line<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>JoJo Diaz <strong>77 12<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>El Abejon Fortuna <strong>23 21<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Draw <strong>221<p> < wpparagraph >
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