On December 12, 2009, Juan Díaz (35-2, 17 KOs) and Paulie Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 12-round super-lightweight bout.
Juan Díaz is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Malignaggi, 3 months and 20 days ago. Paulie Malignaggi is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 17% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Díaz, 3 months and 20 days ago.
The winning odds are at 91.5-8.5 in favor of Paulie Malignaggi. It is going to be very difficult for Juan Díaz to win this fight.
In the rematch, Paulie Malignaggi defeated Juan Díaz via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight. Malignaggi improves his record to 27-3, while Díaz adds a loss to his record at 35-3.