Nunez vs Diaz-Velez

When is Nunez vs Diaz-Velez?

Eduardo Nunez will fight Christopher Diaz on Saturday, September 6th, 2025, at Los Mochis, Sinaloa.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest is for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Nunez will be defending his IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Masanori Rikiishi in May 2025. He had held this belt for 2 months and 29 days.

Nunez vs Diaz-Velez stats

Eduardo Nunez steps into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christopher Diaz will make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Nunez has a massive power advantage over Diaz, boasting a 96% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 63%.

Eduardo Nunez is the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Nunez has a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Eduardo Nunez and Christopher Diaz fight out of an orthodox stance.

Nunez is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years later than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Diaz's 194.

Eduardo Nunez goes into the fight ranked number 5 by The Ring at super featherweight.

Christopher Diaz is currently ranked number 15 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Nunez vs Diaz-Velez form

Nunez has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Masanori Rikiishi on May 28, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Miguel Marriaga on August 31, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight eliminator fight at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Before that, he had defeated Oscar Escandon on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

He had won against Jesus Martin Ceyca on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Polideportivo Juan S. Millan, Culiacan.

Diaz has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Henry Lebron on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo on July 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Isaac Dogboe on November 20, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on April 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee.

He had beaten Jason Sanchez on June 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Eduardo Nunez has been fighting more than Christopher Diaz.

Eduardo Nunez last fought 3 months and 9 days ago, while Christopher Diaz's last outing was 8 months and 30 days ago.

Nunez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Diaz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time does Nunez vs Diaz-Velez start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, which is 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Nunez vs Diaz-Velez?

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 (BST).

How do you stream Nunez vs Diaz-Velez?

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