Boxing Monthly: The Safest Bets

Boxing Monthly: The Safest Bets

Mark E. Ortega

February 2014 ed. of Boxing Monthly

I was lucky to get included in renowned British boxing magazine Boxing Monthly this month. This is my fourth appearance in the publication, this time a six-page spread detailing 14 prospects to keep your eye on as well as five unbeatens I think will lose their perfect record this year.

Porter wins rematch with Diaz; Jack and Periban fight to draw

Porter wins rematch with Diaz; Jack and Periban fight to draw
Mark E. Ortega
RingTV.com
September 12, 2013


LAS VEGAS – Former lightweight titleholder Julio Diaz will fight his slip into gatekeeper status kicking and screaming as evidenced by the effort he put up in losing a unanimous decision to undefeated Shawn Porter on Thursday night in a ballroom of the MGM Grand.

The 10-round fight, which was televised on Fox Sports 2, was a rematch. In December, Porter and Diaz fought to a draw that most felt was edged by the veteran fighter. Perhaps people leaned Diaz's way because they were shocked at the tremendous effort he put forth as well as taking into consideration the fact that most had written him off following a bad knockout loss to Kendall Holt the year before.

Diaz gave his career new life in the draw with Porter and subsequent close loss to Amir Khan in March. In the meantime, Porter easily decisioned unbeaten but lightly regarded Phil Lo Greco earlier in May.

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Holt vanquishes Diaz in three

Holt vanquishes Diaz in three!

Mark E. Ortega

Leave-it-in-the-ring.com

May 13, 2011

In an effort to re-establish legitimacy amongst the top tier in the junior welterweight division, Kendall “Rated R” Holt [27-4, 15 KOs] scored a one shot third round stoppage of former fellow world champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz [38-7, 27 KOs] in the ESPN Friday Night Fights headlining bout from the Chumash Casino & Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

Diaz-Holt: A potential crossroads classic?

Diaz-Holt: A potential crossroads classic?

Mark E. Ortega

Leave-it-in-the-ring.com

May 12, 2011

If you looked up the definition of “crossroads fight” in a boxing dictionary, you'd probably find a fight poster of this week's ESPN Friday Night Fights headliner from the Chumash Casino & Resort in Santa Ynez, California, a ten round junior welterweight clash between former world titleholders Kendall Holt and Julio Diaz.

Both fighters showcased have been to the mountaintop more than once and are looking to reclaim the shine that was once theirs. Not only that, they attempt to do it in the weight class where some of the biggest dollars are they to be made. One that features Amir Khan, Zab Judah, Juan Manuel Marquez [potentially], Manny Pacquiao [catchweightedly], Erik Morales, Marcos Maidana, Timothy Bradley, and Devon Alexander as well as a slew of other credentialed contenders just a step below.