Duarte vs Diaz

Who won Duarte vs Diaz?

Oscar Duarte Jurado beat Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 27th April 2024 at Save Mart Arena in Fresno.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Carlos Ramirez beating Rances Barthelemy. Also, on the undercard Marlen Esparza lost to Gabriela Celeste Alaniz and Vergil Ortiz Jr defeated Thomas Dulorme.

Duarte vs Diaz stats

Oscar Duarte Jurado stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw.

Oscar Duarte Jurado was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Jurado had a height advantage of 3 inches over Diaz. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Oscar Duarte Jurado fought out of the orthodox stance, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was a southpaw.

Jurado was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 months later than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 168 less professional rounds, 146 to Diaz's 314.

Duarte vs Diaz form

Oscar Duarte Jurado had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ryan Garcia on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 8th round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against D Angelo Keyes on 27th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had beat Alex Martin on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 8th round at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach.

Before that, he had defeated Javier Franco on 17th December 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico.

He had won against Andres Garcia on 7th March 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at Gimnasio Municipal, Chihuahua.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on 15th February 2024 by split decision in their 10 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jerry Perez on 8th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mercito Gesta on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach.

Before that, he had lost to William Zepeda on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had been beaten by Devin Haney on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had been fighting more than Oscar Duarte Jurado.

Going to this contest, Oscar Duarte Jurado had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz's last outing had been 2 months and 12 days ago.

Jurado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Duarte vs Diaz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Save Mart Arena, Fresno, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Duarte vs Diaz?

Duarte vs Diaz was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Duarte vs Diaz?

Oscar Duarte Jurado was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.