Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz was still in middle school at the time of the last title unification fight to have taken place in the junior lightweight division. Marco Antonio Barrera’s 12-round win over Robbie Peden to unify the WBC and IBF titles came in Sept....
One of the perks, as the thinking goes, of being a titleholder these days is that you get to call the shots, which is precisely why Joseph “Jo Jo” Diaz had no interest in pursuing a rematch with Tevin Farmer, whom he defeated by 12-round decision to...
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Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz is now up against a shorter-than-anticipated deadline. The defending junior lightweight titlist is officially on the clock for a mandatory title defense versus Russia’s Shavkatadzhon Rakhimov (15-0, 12KOs), with the purse bid heari...
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Joseph Diaz and Tevin Farmer finally see eye-to-eye on a second fight. Now all that is needed is a confirmed fight date. Multiple sources have informed krikya360.com. that terms have been verbally agreed to for a junior lightweight title fight rema...
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After Joseph Diaz Jr. won a convincing unanimous decision over Tevin Farmer to take his junior lightweight world title on Jan. 30 in Miami, Farmer exercised his contractual right for an immediate rematch. But if the contract is honored there is a cha...
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Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was left to feel dejected after a visit to his favorite boxing website drew him to a feature story on Joseph 'JoJo' Diaz Jr. which failed to mention his name. The disappointment was for good reason, considering he remains Diaz’s...
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By Dan Rafael - Tevin Farmer has heard the chatter and seen the mock posters that junior lightweight world titlist Joseph Diaz Jr. and former three-division titleholder Abner Mares have posted on their social media pages as they try to talk up a pote...
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Joseph Diaz Jr. tried to pretend that the disgusting gash above his left eye wasn’t there throughout the final 10-plus rounds of his fight against Tevin Farmer. That ghastly battle scar is impossible to ignore now that Diaz has to figure out when to...
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Joseph Diaz Video Interview - At the Meridian at Island Gardens on Thursday night ahead of the big game in Miami, and live on DAZN, those in attendance witnessed undefeated middleweight star Demetrius Andrade (29-0, 18 KOs) earn a 9th-round stoppage...
MIAMI—Granted a clean bill of health, Tevin Farmer is now in position to enjoy a fresh start through old business. A 23-fight win streak and 17-month junior lightweight title reign came to an end for the Philadelphia-bred southpaw, who dropped a 12-r...
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Farmer, Diaz Fight Photos Gallery - Miami, Florida - Joseph "JoJo" Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Tevin Farmer (30-5-1, 6 KOs) to capture the IBF super featherweight world championship. The scores were 116-112, 115-113...
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. In his third attempt at a world title, Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr. (31-1, 15 KOs) of South El Monte, Calif. achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a world champion by defeating Philadelphia's Tevin Farm...
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Miami, Florida - Joseph "JoJo" Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Tevin Farmer (30-5-1, 6 KOs) to capture the IBF super featherweight world championship. The scores were 116-112, 115-113, 115-113. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
MIAMI—Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz got it right the second time around. The 2012 U.S. Olympian backed up his pre-fight promise of ending Tevin Farmer’s title reign, claiming a well-earned unanimous decision in their 12-round junior lightweight title heat T...
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