On April 8, 2006, Juan Díaz (28-0, 14 KOs), the lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against Puerto Rican challenger, José Cotto (27-0, 19 KOs).
Juan Díaz is coming in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Arthur Cruz, 8 months and 23 days ago. José Cotto is on a 27-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round KO win over Ubaldo Hernandez, 2 months and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Juan Díaz at 99-1 winning odds. José Cotto really doesn't have much to present against Díaz.
Juan Díaz defeated José Cotto via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Díaz improves his record to 29-0, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 27-1.