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Juan Diaz won last night's battle for reclamation with a controversial split-decision win over fellow one-loss fighter Michael Katsidis. If you ask the Katsidis camp (or just Michael's delusional manager) they'll contend that they won the fight, however the only real controversy was over what that first judge had been smoking all evening. The Baby Bull took the fight to the all-action Katsidis, dominating the Aussie for roughly nine of the fight's 12 rounds. While it won't go down as the Fight of the Year that many predicted, it was an outstanding combination of beautiful boxing and pure tenacity. More »
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After a long month off from boxing it's great to have the sport back, especially when we're welcomed back with a fight that's pretty much guaranteed to be fucking great. Juan Diaz recently lost his impressive collection of lightweight title belts in a tough decision to Nate Campbell, and now he's poised to return to the top. Standing in his way is Michael Katsidis, an Australian warrior of Greek heritage who most recently lost to Joel Casamayor despite a tremendous effort. Earlier today Katsidis summed up his view of the fight quite well. More »
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