Who won Diaz vs Perez?
Jesus Antonio Perez Campos beat Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz by split decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday 15th February 2024 at The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Commerce.
The scorecards were announced as 94-96, 90-99, 95-94 in favor of winner Jesus Antonio Perez Campos.
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).
Diaz vs Perez stats
Back in February 2024, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.
Jesus Antonio Perez Campos made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jesus Antonio Perez Campos was an orthodox fighter.
Diaz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Campos, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 189 more professional rounds, 314 to Campos' 125.
Diaz vs Perez form
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jerry Perez on 8th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mercito Gesta on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach.
Going into that contest, he had lost to William Zepeda on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.
Before that, 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.
He had defeated Javier Fortuna on 9th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California.
Activity check
Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.
What time did Diaz vs Perez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Diaz vs Perez?
The DAZN show is expected to begin at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Diaz vs Perez?
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Jesus Antonio Perez Campos made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.
Jojo needs to get back on top. Jojo needs to make a statement!