Former lightweight world champion David Diaz took a break from his Chicago based training camp to take to the mound prior to the Chicago Cubs/Milwaukee Brewers game on Wednesday night. Under the watchful eye of manager Lou Piniella and pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the lifelong Cubs fan threw a perfect …
Read More »8 Count Boxing: David Latoria Added To “Warriors Collide/Windy City Fight Night 6”
Sensational heavyweight prospect David Latoria has been added to the next 8 Count fight card, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Set for Saturday, September 26 at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, the bill is headlined by an outstanding lightweight bout between Chicago former world champions …
Read More »8 Count Boxing: David Diaz Training Hard For Chavez Clash
© 8 Count Productions Former WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz is busy preparing for his Chicago showdown with two-time world champion Jesus Chavez at JABB Boxing Gym on the near Northwest Side of Chicago.
Read More »8 Count Boxing: Chavez vs. Diaz On “Warriors Collide” September 26
Two-time world champion Jesus Chavez will return to action on Saturday, September 26th against former lightweight world champion David Diaz in the ten round main event at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions. “I’m very happy for this opportunity that Dominic has given me, it means …
Read More »8 Count Boxing: Diaz vs. Chavez Tickets On Sale
Tickets will go on sale today at 10am for the showdown between former world champions David Diaz and Jesus Chavez set for Saturday, September 26th at the UIC Pavilion in downtown Chicago, IL. The Diaz vs. Chavez ten round lightweight main event headlines “Warriors Collide/Windy City Fight Night 6”, presented …
Read More »8 Count Boxing: Junior Welter Prospect Ivan Popoca Added To “Cicero Fury”
Coming off two devastating first round knockout wins, undefeated junior welterweight sensation Ivan Popoca will be featured at “Cicero Fury” on Friday night, October 17 at Cicero Stadium.
Read More »Boxing Perspective: When Will Manny Pacquiao Fight Ricky Hatton?
On June 28, 2008, Pacquiao defeated with ease the reigning WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz. It was a fight that most reporters saw as a clinic for Pacquiao, who dominated the entire bout. Diaz was mangled and could not go on past the ninth round. And so, the question that …
Read More »HBO Boxing: Replay Schedule For Manny Pacquiao’s Destruction Of David Diaz
HBO Sports will present two exclusive prime time replays of Diaz vs.Pacquiao this week. The first showing is this Thursday, July 3 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT and the second and final showing will be broadcast this Saturday, July 5 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT on HBO. The HBO Sports team, which …
Read More »Boxing Result: Manny Pacquiao Dominates David Diaz To Capture WBC Lightweight Title
In a blistering display of skill and power, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao won a world title in his fourth weight class by belting out WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz in the ninth round of a one-sided mismatch last night at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV. It was …
Read More »Diaz vs. Pacquiao Headlines Big Vegas Bill Tonight At Mandalay Bay
After a long media buildup, the eagerly anticipated lightweight debut of Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao finally takes place tonight at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, as the hard punching dynamo challenges reigning WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz in a battle of southpaws, topping a quality Top Rank promoted …
Read More »Spectre Of “The Goat” Continues To Hang Over Pacquiao vs. Diaz Boxing Showdown This Weekend
During Monday’s press conference in Los Angeles, a goat, an alleged descendent of Murphy, the goat owned by William Sianis, was presented to Diaz and Pacquiao. Cubs fans are well aware of the “Curse of the Billy Goat” from 1945 when Sianis, the owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, and …
Read More »Diaz Vows To Lift Goat Curse From Wrigley Field After Pacquiao Boxing Showdown
Hall of Fame Top Rank promoter Bob Arum spoke during a press conference above the Pacific Ocean at the west end of the historic Santa Monica Pier yesterday as “Billy the Goat” looked on.
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