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World Champion David Diaz Lands
in San Antonio to Meet Fans and Media
Source: Press Release
May 6, 2008 |
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, (May 6, 2008) World
Boxing Council Lightweight Champion David Diaz arrived in San Antonio, Texas
on Monday night in advance of his meeting with the fans and local media on
Tuesday at 11:30am at Mi Tierra Café, 218 Produce Row in San Antonio.
Diaz is visiting San Antonio for the first time in fifteen years. “I’m
thrilled to be here, the fans were terrific to me when I fought here as
amateur in 1993 and I look forward to meeting many of them on Tuesday. San
Antonio has a great history in boxing so this is a perfect place to start
our press tour.”
Diaz is training in Chicago in preparation for his June 28th showdown with
boxing superstar, THE MEXICUTIONER, Manny Pacquiao.
Dubbed "Republica Enemy No. 1," Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KOs), from General
Santos City, Philippines, has blitzed through the best fighters Mexico has
had to offer since 2003 including Erik Morales (KO 3, TKO 10), Marco Antonio
Barrera (TKO 11, W 12), Juan Manuel Marquez (W 12, D 12), Oscar Larios (W
12), Emanuel Lucero (TKO 3), Hector Velazquez (TKO 6) and Jorge Solis (KO
8). Pacquiao was named 2006 Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers
Association of America and The Ring magazine for his two spectacular
knockout victories of Mexican icon and three-division champion Morales, as
well as his dominating 12-round unanimous decision over former world
champion Larios. The hard-hitting southpaw has won 22 of his last 23 bouts
including 2007 victories over Barrera and Solis. Pacquiao’s 12-round split
decision victory over Marquez earlier this year not only avenged a disputed
draw from their 2004 battle, it also made Pacman a four-division world
champion.
Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs), from Chicago, will be making the second defense of
his title. He successfully defended it against the three-division world
champion Morales last summer winning a hard-fought unanimous decision over
the future Hall of Famer. Although behind on the scorecards early, Diaz
remained cool and rallied before the raucous hometown Chicago crowd of
10,000 to capture the decision. He swept the championship rounds and won the
decision by scores of 114-113, 115-113 and 115-112. With the victory, Diaz
cemented his place among the best lightweights in the sport and one of the
most popular and respected athletes in the sports-crazy town of Chicago. A
member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team, Diaz, with 12 years of experience as a
professional, is more than prepared to handle the pressures that come with
battling boxing’s pound-for-pound most exciting fighter.
The Pacquiao vs. Diaz pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m.
PT, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be
available to 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available
in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the
leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. |
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