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JOJO DIAZ REACTS FOLLOWING DRAW WITH SHAVKATDZHON RAKHIMOV
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 15 Feb 2021
JoJo Diaz insists he will be back stronger following his majority decision draw with Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on Saturday night.
Diaz (31-1-1, 15 KOs) was facing Rakhimov (15-0-1, 12 KOs) on a Golden Boy Promotions event at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, live on DAZN.
It was a hard-fought battle over 12 rounds between the two fighters, with the judges scoring the bout 115-113 Diaz, and 114-114, 114-114, meaning Diaz and Rakhimov couldn’t be separated.
Diaz lost his IBF super-featherweight title on the scale after he was unable to make weight, but the highly-rated fighter says he will learn from his mistakes and return in style.
Diaz said: “I’m a little upset. I thought I did enough to win the fight. It was a close fight and not my best performance. I had a long lay off and I want to apologise to my fans that have rooted for my from day one that I didn’t make the weight. It was a mistake on my behalf and there are no excuses.
“This was a close fight. I thought I was dictating the pace and landed more. I’ve got to learn from this. I know who I am and know that I work hard. I’m a disciplined type of fighter but it wasn’t my night.
“I couldn’t make the weight like I used to, I had to adapt to the situation but my health is more important. I’m not going to risk my life trying to make weight. I will be back.”
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