Baby Bull to return against famous namesake

Baby Bull to return against famous namesake
Mark E. Ortega
RingTV.com
March 2, 2013


As has been previously reported, former lightweight world champion Juan Diaz will return to the ring following a two-and-a-half year layoff on April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, just a few hours' drive from his hometown of Houston.

What hasn't been previously reported until now is that Diaz's opponent will be Pipino Cuevas Jr., the namesake of the former welterweight titlist from the late 1970's who was a contemporary of Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, and Wilfredo Benitez. The opponent was confirmed by Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Robert Diaz.

The fight is slated to be televised by Fox Deportes on a Leija-Battah Promotions card and will be 10 rounds in the 135-pound weight division, where Diaz once reigned as the recognized lightweight champion, having held the WBA, WBO, and IBF versions of the crown simultaneously.

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