Joseph Diaz is an elite lightweight boxing talent who has hung around the sport for almost a decade. In his extensive career, the 29-year-old has fairly proven his class. He is also one of those few boxers who remains consistent with his boxing stint.

‘Jo Jo’ Diaz always remains eager to raise the bar of his skills, and make his country absolutely proud of his accomplishments. That said, he has done the same to a fair extent now. But where does Diaz originally hail from? Do you know about his background and more?

Joseph Diaz nationality

Diaz holds an American nationality.

Joseph Diaz ethnicity

‘Jo Jo’ holds a Mexican ethnicity.

Joseph Diaz religion

Information on the same isn’t available.

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Joseph Diaz – Is he the WBC interim lightweight champ?

In his last fight, Diaz locked horns with Javier Fortuna for the WBC interim lightweight title. This fight was important for both the men and everyone expected the duo to be rough on each other. That said, things turned out to be as they were expected.

Both the men entered a violent tussle as they wanted a win at any cost. Consequently, they even head-butted each other in round 3, which eventually caused a cut on Diaz‘s left eye. Yet, he didn’t stop, nor was he ready to back out of the contest.

As the fight progressed, Diaz turned aggressive and came out with some fiery straight lefts and hooks to attack Fortuna’s body. This strategy worked for him, and Diaz just capitalized on this in the later rounds.

By the end of the fight, it was clear that ‘Jo Jo’ was the undeniable winner of the bout. That said, he ended up on the winning vertical via a unanimous decision and became the WBC interim lightweight champion.

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