Boxing. Diaz.vs.Marquez. 02_28_09.HDTV
Let's Get Ready to Rumble. This is the thrilling blood and guts title-unification match that settled the question of who is (for now, anyway) professional boxing's "Undisputed Lightweight Champion of the World".
An excellent fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz at Houston’s Toyota Center on Saturday, February 28, 2009.
At stake in this fight for the 35 year-old Marquez of Mexico (49-4-1 with 7 KO’s) and the 25 year-old Diaz (34-1 with 17 KO’s) of Houston was the vacant WBA and WBO lightweight championship belts, plus the IBO lightweight championship title held by Diaz.