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 56.6-43.4 in favor of Paulie Malignaggi. Juan Díaz could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.
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.