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Diaz-Malignaggi II Is On
NEGOTIATIONS ARE FINAL…DIAZ VS. MALIGNAGGI II
LANDS IN CHICAGO ON DECEMBER 12
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK TO TELEVISE HIGHLY-
ANTICIPATED REMATCH AT THE UIC PAVILION
PLUS VICTOR ORTIZ RETURNS AGAINST ANTONIO DIAZ
CHICAGO (November 5) – The fans demanded it and so did the fighters, so on Saturday, December 12, one of 2009’s most exciting fights gets an encore, as Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz meets up with Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi once again, this time on neutral territory at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in a 12 round rematch of their August 22, 2009 battle. HBO Boxing After Dark will televise the bout along with a co-main event featuring the return of top junior welterweight contender “Vicious” Victor Ortiz in a pivotal 10 round matchup against the always dangerous contender Antonio Diaz.
“I enjoyed beating Malignaggi the first time and I’m more than willing to do it again,” said Diaz, who scored a hard-fought 12 round unanimous decision win over Malignaggi in their first fight on August 22. “This time though, I’m looking for the knockout so I don’t have to hear his mouth anymore.”
“The public demanded this rematch and I am looking forward to fighting Diaz for the second time,” said Paulie Malignaggi. “This time I’m going to get the win on my record not just from the boxing community and the fans.”
“After how exciting and close their first fight was, it made a rematch a natural choice to close out the year for us,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “Diaz and Malignaggi are two talented young fighters at the top of their games, but there is no doubt that Juan won the first fight and he will beat Paulie again.”
“Sometimes rematches are forced and sometimes rematches are inevitable, but this rematch was necessary,” said Lou DiBella President of DiBella Entertainment. “I look forward to a great fight on December 12 and for all of the questions to be answered. I thank all involved for making the right thing happen.”
“The first meeting between these two fighters produced a close fight with great back-and-forth action, but the result obviously left a lot of people longing for a more gratifying outcome,” said Luis Barragan, director of programming, HBO Sports. “We’re pleased to be able to give fight fans an opportunity to see these two talented boxers fight again and hopefully battle to a more incontrovertible outcome.”
Diaz vs. Malignaggi II: Former Three-Time Lightweight World Champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz will take on former Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi in a 12 round junior welterweight rematch of their exciting August 22, 2009 bout. The co-main event will feature a junior welterweight showdown between top contender “Vicious” Victor Ortiz and former world title challenger Antonio Diaz. The evening of boxing is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment in association with 8 Count Productions. The bouts will air live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:15 pm ET/PT (9:15 pm CT).
A scholar outside the ring and a ferocious competitor inside it, former Three-Time World Champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz (35-2, 17 KO’s) juggled books and left hooks for much of his career before graduating from the University of Houston-Downtown in May of this year. One of the sports most exciting fighters pound for pound, Diaz defended his lightweight title five times including knockouts over Acelino Freitas and Julio Diaz. Now able to focus on boxing full-time before he begins law school, the 26-year-old wants to close out another impressive year that already includes an epic war against Five-Time World Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and the aforementioned August battle against Malignaggi with another win over Malignaggi on December 12.
One of boxing’s most technical craftsmen, Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KO’s) has made headlines for years with his fast hands and brash confidence. A former amateur star, the 28-year-old Brooklyn native has been in with some of the best in the world over the course of his career, including Diaz, Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton. The former Junior Welterweight World Champion knows that with a win over Diaz, he will be on his way to another shot at a world title.
Ventura, California’s “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (24-2-1, 19 KO’s) is one of the most promising young fighters in the game today, as evidenced by his knockout wins over Emmanuel Clottey, Jeffrey Resto and Mike Arnaoutis. Despite suffering a loss in his exciting first world title bout against Marcos Maidana in June, Ortiz’ star is still on the rise, something he plans on showing veteran Antonio Diaz this December.
For over 14 years, Coachella’s Antonio “Tono” Diaz (46-5-1, 29 KO’s) has specialized in delivering unforgettable fights to fans around the world. The owner of wins over Cory Spinks, Emanuel Augustus, Ivan Robinson and Micky Ward, the 33-year-old Diaz took a nearly three year break from the ring in 2005, but he has won four in a row since returning in 2008 and is sharper than ever as he looks to take out young gun Ortiz on December 12.
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kountedout:
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i might have been 1 of few who thought diaz won the first fight. I pick Diaz to do it again in a non controversial way.
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 02:07:53 PM
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Anony:
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MALIGNAGGI WON THE FIRST FIGHT and we all know that, but I'm glad Baby Bull gave him the rematch right away because it was a great fight and worth watching a rematch. There have been great fights this 2009 and Dawson-Johnson, Pacquiao-Cotto, Williams-Martínez and this one will surely wrap it up nice before the years end. JUST GREAT FOR BOXING!!!
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 02:14:58 PM
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Frank Z:
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put it on him magic man, leave no doubt this time.
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 02:28:06 PM
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deepwater:
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Hey Paulie jab him to death.Its not the first time you were robbed. he was robbed in the golden gloves final against darling jimenez. he just comes back stronger in a benz now.lol
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 02:33:51 PM
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ali:
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I thought Paulie was being a cry baby before there first fight but I see he had every right to complain. I should get a fair shake this time around so I think he win by UD.
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 03:30:23 PM
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kountedout:
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i thought diaz scored the most clean effective punches and landed the harder shots. all diaz has to do is cut the ring off better, slip inside once paulie throws that light jab and connect. should be a good night for diaz. paulie dont have enough firepower to keep diaz off of him. hope he dont cry if they stop it this time.if we score it like the amateurs then paulie might have won
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 04:00:58 PM
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RIVERSIDE:
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good fight, the first fight was close, paulie made it more interesting by predicting before the fight that he was going to get robbed if it was close, the fight was close and he lost, i think paulie fought good and diaz did not, in rematch diaz will win by bigger margin
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 04:17:23 PM
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brownsugar:
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Paul fought a very slick technical fight the first time around,.. clearly Diaz wasn't prepared to deal with Paulies quick feet,.. Paulie didn't do any damage,.. but is was the best he's looked since he got rid of the hair extentions,... Diaz kept it close by trying to land combo's when ever Paulie slowed down enough for him to punch,.. but at the end of the fight,.. I was surprised that Paulies hand wasn't raised,.. stylistically,.. this is a bad fight for Diaz,.. hope he comes prepared to dance....(it's possible for Diaz to win,.. Hatton did),... but Hatton used to spring around the ring like a young rooster....
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 05:27:49 PM
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Real Talk:
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Lead lefts and right hooks mixed into the all you can eat jab and Paulie has a good night. He's got the speed to do it. I need those hands to be busy when they get nose to nose close.....Hopkins style and no judge can deny you. Dueces
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 07:32:18 PM
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Diaz again:
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Paula wears her skirt again and loses again. He will then ask to be on "The Oprah Show," because robbing him is why boxing is dying. He already said that he hates the sports and is just in it for the money. He badmouthed Texas and will do the same to Illinois after Diaz again whup his no-pro-fighting butt.
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 08:18:46 PM
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MisterLee:
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Paulie (little mac) boma ye!!! The public demanded this rematch! Unlike scareweather and mosley, diaz's camp listens to the public and cares about keeping fans, holler! here comes GOAT: why does it all have to be about PBF? He's transcended boxing! He's a god, except in human form, he's the best thing to touch this earth since megan fox! Holler!!
Thursday Nov 5, 2009 11:16:34 PM
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Isaiah:
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Floyd is irrelivant. I could just see it now, he'd be saying how he's a God and everyone should bow down to him and... WHAT'S THAT FLOYD?! A LIGHTING BOLT?! ZAAAP! Whoops, guess you're human after all... (Random guy sweeps Floyd's ashes off a cliff) Mayweather can take his undefeated record and shove up his @$$ back into retirement. Manny's got this. Anyway, back to Manny Pacquiao and other real fighters and such... I think Paulie won the first fight against Diaz, but I commend them both for doing it again because I know a better result is needed.
Friday Nov 6, 2009 12:05:37 AM
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Fistic Fury:
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Diaz decision... again.
Friday Nov 6, 2009 01:38:39 AM
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AFN:
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Will Paulie have to update his image since the release of the new FAME movie? We'll see. But as to the fight, Magic Man by another clear UD, onlt this time he will get the decision. EL TOONOY
Friday Nov 6, 2009 09:04:46 AM
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bill major:
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i must be the only one here who finds malignaggi one of the most unexciting fightiers ever. if he moved his hands as well as his yap he'd be one heck of a fighter .hit and hold hit and hold uuuuuuuggggghhh
Friday Nov 6, 2009 09:29:10 AM
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Suits, Stop Squabbling, And Posturing, AND MAKE FIGHTS!
"Floyd may very well be the most talented boxer but that he does not understand that what the fans, who ultimately pay the bills, watch fights for is entertainment. At the moment, he not only ignores that reality but frankly doesn't seem to care. Neither about our wishes and/or our passion for to see great fights. Thus, there is little Go ... and even less Show. I am vaguely interested in the Business of Boxing. Frankly, it is a mess on a good day and worse on it's worst. I prefer reading the Business pages where brilliant men and women develop skills and strategies to create incredible value and wealth (for themselves and others) in ways far more effectively and meaningfully than those who Rule ...some might say Ruin...this beautiful Sport." --FE'ROZ, speaking for a majority of fight fans
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