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 8th July 2023 at AT&T Center in 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 loses and 1 draw.

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

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the same age as Jerry Perez, at 30 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 222 more professional rounds, 295 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 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by William Zepeda on 29th October 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 4th December 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 9th July 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 13th February 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Diaz vs Perez?

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