LOS ANGELES (Dec. 18, 2020): A new era has begun in the career of Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs) as he makes the first defense of his IBF Junior Lightweight World Title against mandatory challenger Shavkatdzhon “Shere Khan” Rakhimov (15-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round battle between two southpaws with highly decorated amateur backgrounds.
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Event: Joseph “JoJo” Diaz vs. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov, 12 rounds, for Diaz’s IBF junior lightweight title
Date: Saturday, Feb. 13
Main card time: 8 p.m. ET
Diaz-Rakhimov: 11 p.m. ET
Watch : Live Stream
The event will take place Saturday, Feb. 13 and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN in more than 200 countries and territories, including the U.S., Mexico, Russia, Tajikistan, Brazil and Argentina.
Diaz vs. Rakhimov fight card
- Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for Diaz’s IBF Junior Lightweight title
- Patrick Teixeira vs. Brian Castano for Teixeira’s WBO Junior Middleweight title
- Ronny Rios vs. Oscar Negrete; Junior Featherweight
- Shane Mosley Jr. vs. Jason Quigley; Middleweight
- Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Morgan Fitch; Super Middleweight
- Azat Hovhannisyam vs. Enrique Bernache; Junior Featherweight
- Victor Morales vs. Jose Gonzalez; Featherweight
- Dalis Kaleiopu vs. Eduardo Sanchez; Lightweight
- Elnur Abduraimov vs. TBA; Lightweight
Information regarding the venue and undercard will be announced shortly.
“After his participation in the Olympics and turning professional, Joseph had one goal: become a world champion,” said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy. “Everyone at Golden Boy Promotions was so proud when Joseph had his hand raised and realized his dream. Now that he’s got that belt, he’s not giving it back any time soon.”
Tale of The Tape
Joseph Diaz Jo Jo |
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov Cotto |
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| Country | USA South El Monte, California, USA |
Russia Kurgan-Tyube, Tajikistan |
| Age | 28 age | 26 age |
| Height | 5′ 6″ (168 cm) | 5′ 8½″ (174 cm) |
| Reach | 64″ (163 cm) | – |
| Division | super featherweight (130 lbs / 58,97 kg) |
super featherweight (130 lbs / 58,97 kg) |
| Stance | southpaw | southpaw |
| Titles | IBF (super featherweight) | – |
| Record | 31 – 1 – 0 (15 KOs) |
15 – 0 – 0 (12 KOs) |
| KO% | 48% | 80% |
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Date, Time and Arena
“In my first main event on DAZN, I’m going to show to the world that I am the biggest threat at 130 pounds and a household name,” Diaz Jr. continued. “Not only am I doing this for myself, but I’m also doing this for my family. I fight to motivate people to keep on pushing and continue pursuing the dreams they have through the ups and downs in life. That’s my purpose. Come Feb. 13, I’m going to shine. It’s my time!”
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov streams
US streams
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You can stream Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. Note: You save over 60% if you pay for a full year of DAZN.
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov profile
What was Rakhimov’s last fight?
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov’s last fight took place against Azinga Fuzile’s on 29th Sep 2019, in Eastern Cape, South Africa. He won by technical knockout in the 8th round. That fight was 1 year and 4 months ago.
How active is Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov?
Rakhimov’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
Where is Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov From?
Rakhimov was born in Russia.
How Old Is Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov?
The super featherweight is currently 26 years old. He was born on 14th August 1994, so he will turn 27 in 6 months and 10 days.
What will be Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov’s Next Fight?
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov is to face Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz next on Saturday 13th February 2021. The fight will take place at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States. The fight will be shown on DAZN Global (UK) in the UK, and DAZN in the United States.
Who Is Joseph Diaz?
Joseph Diaz is a American professional boxer.
The last fight of Joseph Diaz took place on January 30, 2020 against Tevin Farmer.
Diaz won by unanimous decision (UD).
How can I stream Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov’s Fights?
In the UK you stream Rakhimov’s fight against Diaz on DAZN UK.
In the US you can stream Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov fight via DAZN.
What are some recent Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov results?
Rakhimov remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 4 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Rofhiwa Maemu on 23rd March 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Previous to that, he had defeated Robinson Castellanos on 19th August 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Emanuel Lopez on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk.
Before that, he had won against Jimmy Paypa on 5th May 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.
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