On April 28, 2007, Acelino Freitas (38-1, 32 KOs), the lightweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Juan Díaz (31-0, 15 KOs).
Acelino Freitas is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Zahir Raheem, 11 months and 30 days ago. Juan Díaz is on a 31-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Fernando Angulo, 5 months and 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Juan Díaz at 99-1 winning odds. Acelino Freitas really doesn't have much to present against Díaz.
Acelino Freitas refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Juan Díaz is crowned the new WBO lightweight world champion. Díaz improves his record to 32-0 (16 KOs), while Freitas adds a loss to his record at 38-2.