Boxing Challenge

    After an inactive week in the boxing challenge, this week, we return with one fight, but it's a championship fight as Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez defends his IBF junior lightweight title for the first time against veteran Christopher Diaz from Los Mochis, Mexico, on DAZN.

Nunez won the vacated title via unanimous decision over Masanori Rikiishi in May, winning a title that Anthony Cacace gave up rather than defend against Nunez. 

Nunez's win over Rikiishi was his 29th overall, but the first one that he won by a decision after twenty-eight stoppage victories.

Diaz is an experienced veteran who has lost two title attempts (Emanuel Navarette and Masayuki Ito), as well as a loss to Shakur Stevenson.

Diaz has only been stopped once in his five losses, so Nunez's power may not overwhelm Diaz, at least in the early rounds.

Still, Diaz is the exact type of opponent that promoters like to schedule for boxers making their first title defense- willing to fight on the road, tough enough to give rounds but not good enough to seriously threaten for the win.

Boxing Challenge

IBF Junior Lightweight Title, 12 Rds

Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez vs Christopher Diaz

Ramon Malpica and Vince Samano: Nunez Unanimous Decision

TRS: Nunez KO 9