He broke his record at 133.6 kilograms, which is 3.6 over the allowable weight
The Californian fighter Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz he couldn’t score the £ 130 needed for his first Super Feather Federation International Boxing Championship defense, which is why he stopped being champion and now only Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov You will have the opportunity to adjust the belt that was free.
The panel, al Golden Boy promotions, will take place at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California and will have as a special attraction the fight for the World Boxing Superwelter Championship between the Brazilian champion Patrick Teixeira and the Argentine challenger Brian Castaño, who fully respected the weight.
In the case of “JoJo” (31-1, 15 Ko’s), it broke its record at 133.6 pounds, which is 3.6 over the allowable weight. Rakhimov (15-0, 12 Ko’s) registered 129.8 pounds and had to reach a new financial agreement for the fight to continue, but now only the one from Tajikistan will have the chance to enter the championship. If Díaz wins or draws, the belt will be free.
Díaz came from defeating Tevin Farmer in January last year in a solid fight in which he had to go from less to more to finish with his hand up through the cards.
Meanwhile, Rakhimov has not entered the ring since September 2019, when he defeated Azinga Fuzile by elimination.
With this news, the idea that the clash between Teixeira and Castaño for the Superwelter world belt will steal the show is undoubtedly strengthened. Teixeira will make the first exposure of the vacant belt and conquered by the defeat of the favorite Carlos Adames, while Castaño will look for a new belt in his career after having already won the World Boxing Association belt.
On Friday’s weigh-in, junior Teixeira (31-1, 22 KB) dropped 153.4 pounds, while Castaño (16-0-1, 12 KB’s) appeared at 153.8 pounds, both below the limit. 154 pounds.
In another interesting duel, Ronny Ríos (32-3, 16 KO’s) and Óscar Negrete (19-2-2, 7 KO’s) will fight with 10 episodes in the Super Bantamweight category. Ronny posted a tonnage of 121.4 pounds on that of Negrete 121.6. The division limit is 122 pounds.