Tag: Jojo Diaz

Fights, Weekly Wrap

Devin and JoJo Thrill the Crowd at the MGM Grand in Tactical Warfare, But Haney Was Too Sharp, Worked En Route to Winning Decision

While the fight card as a whole was atrocious given the undercard with one sided fights, and quick hooks by Referees, the main event surely made up for the shortcomings, with good, clean action. High ranking Lightweight 🇺🇸Devin “The Dream” Haney (27-0-0, 15KO👊) got his first real test from an in-prime, high caliber opponent in 🇺🇸Joseph “Jojo” Diaz (32-2-1, 15KO👊). Despite some heavy mid round pushback by Diaz, Devin’s sustained work through Continue reading “Devin and JoJo Thrill the Crowd at the MGM Grand in Tactical Warfare, But Haney Was Too Sharp, Worked En Route to Winning Decision” →

Fights, This Weeks Fights

Jojo Diaz Gets a Second Chance At Redemption, While Fortuna Relishes Getting a Top-Flight Opponent

For the winner here, the prize regarding this bout will be to earn mandatory status for 🇺🇸Devin Haney’s version of the WBC Lightweight World Title belt. The original plan, was for 🇺🇸Ryan Garcia to meet 🇩🇴Javier Fortuna (36-2-1, 25KO👊) with the “interim” WBC title in the mix, but citing Garcia’s personal plight regarding mental health, Fortuna was forced to move onward. Fortuna over the last Continue reading “Jojo Diaz Gets a Second Chance At Redemption, While Fortuna Relishes Getting a Top-Flight Opponent” →