Nunez vs Diaz-Velez

Who won Nunez vs Diaz-Velez?

Eduardo Nunez beat Christopher Diaz by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 6th, 2025, at Los Mochis, Sinaloa.

The scorecards were announced as 117-109, 117-109, 116-110 in favor of winner Eduardo Nunez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

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

Nunez was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Masanori Rikiishi in May 2025. He had held this belt for 3 months and 18 days.

The undercard featured the clash of Guevara vs Curiel.

Nunez vs Diaz-Velez stats

Eduardo Nunez stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Christopher Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

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

Nunez had a 4-inch reach advantage.

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

Nunez was 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 had fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Diaz's 206.

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

Nunez vs Diaz-Velez form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 activity leading into the fight, Eduardo Nunez had been fighting more than Christopher Diaz.

Going into this contest, Eduardo Nunez had last fought 3 months and 9 days ago, while Christopher Diaz's last outing had been 8 months and 30 days ago.

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

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

What time did Nunez vs Diaz-Velez start?

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

Who broadcast Nunez vs Diaz-Velez?

The DAZN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Nunez vs Diaz-Velez?

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