Undefeated world-ranked lightweight Juan Diaz -only three days
removed from his second round knockout over Martin O’Malley- will step into the
ring on Tuesday afternoon to spar with his younger brother Jose Diaz, it was
announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Jose Diaz will make his
professional debut on Saturday, April 24, in a four round featherweight bout
against El Paso, TX native Jose Luis Burgos at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX.
The Diaz-Burgos bout will appear on the Rocky Juarez (19-0, 14 KO’s) - Joe
Morales (19-7, 4 KO’s) fight card. NBC’s “Budweiser Boxing Series” will
broadcast the Juarez-Morales bout, as well as an eight round co-feature bout
between Reynosa, Mexico native Roberto Garcia (15-1, 11 KO’s) and Ian MacKillop
(17-3, 10 KO’s), beginning at 2:00 pm ET. Telemundo, which airs from 1:00-2:00
pm ET, will broadcast a 10 round bout featuring Houston veteran Steven Martinez
(44-5-1, 27) and Pasto, Colombia native Newton Villareal (21-3, 18 KO’s).
Diaz sparring session will take place at the following location:
Savannah Boxing Club
6333 Ashcroft
Houston, TX
713 981 0008 - gym
Sparring session: 1:30PM
Jose Diaz is 18-years-old. As an amateur he compiled a record of 114-15 while
capturing a National Silver Gloves Championship and two National Junior Golden
Gloves Championships.
On Saturday, April 17 Juan Diaz (24-0, 12 KO’s) kicked-off the return of the
NBC “Budweiser Boxing Series” by pounding durable veteran Martin O’ Malley to
earn a second round stoppage (TKO 2). The knockout victory was Diaz’s fifth
stoppage in his last seven bouts.
Tickets for the April 24 fight card, priced at $27, $52, and
$102 can be purchased at all Ticketmaster Locations, the Reliant Park Box
Office, www.ticketmaster.com or
by calling 713.629.3700.
Budweiser is the series lead sponsor for both NBC and Telemundo telecasts.
4-19-2004
