Diaz vs Perez

Who won Diaz vs Perez?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Jerry Perez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Floyd Schofield beating Haskell Rhodes. Also on the undercard Marlen Esparza defeated Gabriela Celeste Alaniz.

Diaz vs Perez stats

Back in July 2023, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Jerry Perez made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Perez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Diaz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jerry Perez was an orthodox fighter.

Diaz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 241 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Perez's 73.

Diaz vs Perez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mercito Gesta on March 18, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to Devin Haney on December 4, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Javier Fortuna on July 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California.

He had drawn with Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on February 13, 2021, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Perez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Diaz vs Perez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Diaz vs Perez?

Diaz vs Perez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Diaz vs Perez?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Jerry Perez made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.