On September 6, 2008, Juan Díaz (33-1, 17 KOs) and Michael Katsidis (23-1, 20 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round lightweight bout.
Juan Díaz is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision loss to Nate Campbell, 5 months and 29 days ago. Michael Katsidis is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 83% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO loss to Joel Casamayor, 5 months and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Juan Díaz at 99-1 winning odds. Michael Katsidis really doesn't have much to present against Díaz.
Juan Díaz defeated Michael Katsidis via split decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Díaz improves his record to 34-1, while Katsidis adds a loss to his record at 23-2.