Exclusive Boxing Interview: Juan Diaz

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This Saturday December 12, Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz will face Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi in their highly anticipated rematch at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Their first fight took place in the hometown of Diaz where he received a controversial unanimous decision victory.

Malignaggi 26-3 (5) told anyone that would listen before stepping in the ring in Houston, Texas that he had already lost the fight due to local Texas referee Laurence Cole and judge Gale Van Hoy both assigned to the match providing Diaz 35-2 (17) with a hometown advantage.

Although it was a close match that many feel could have gone to either fighter, the judges score cards gave Diaz a unanimous decision with scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 118-110. The outlandish score of 118-110 came from local judge Gale Van Hoy which seemed to validate Malignaggi’s claims of a hometown decision.
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