At the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5KOs) won a unanimous twelve round decision over Juan Diaz (35-3, 17KOs). All three judges had it scored 116-111. The fight was a rematch of a controversial first bout that was won by Diaz.
Diaz stalking at the start of the first. He was beinbg picked off by Malignaggi's quicker hands. Diaz tried working his way in with the jab but couldn't follow up much. Malignaggi continued to use his speed to outhustle Diaz in the second. A cut opened up above the left eye of Diaz during the action from a Malignaggi combination. Diaz was on the attack in the third, landing multiple combinations with both hands as he lured Malignaggi into a minor war. Malignaggi slowed the pace down and started outlanding Diaz with shots off the quick jab.
Diaz started to get busier in the fourth by throwing more punches and landing some of them. Malignaggi continued to push his own tough pace. Diaz had a good round five by landing some good combinations and doing some good work. During the sixth, Diaz was once again doing well but then got stunned by a Maliganggi uppercut. He began to unload some punches and taunted Diaz. In the seventh, it was again a close round. Diaz was pushing forward trying to land while Malignaggi was jabbing and countering well.
The action was full Malignaggi in the eight. He was catching Diz with quicker punches and holding Diaz when he came in. The two of them engaged in some wild exchanges in the final minute. Malignaggi was boxing well once again in the ninth, he was keeping Diaz at the distance and using his jab to keep Diaz at bay. The tenth round was fought at a slower pace. Malignaggi was landing his jab and then caught Diaz with a punch to the back of the head that turned him around to the point where he bent over backwards and lost his balance. His glove touched the mat and the ref ruled it as a knockdown.
Malignaggi continued with a slow pace in the eleventh, not allowing Diaz to step up the tempo with his incoming combinations. Malignaggi stuck to the plan by moving and landing his quick jab. Diaz was able to land some good punches when he was able to get close. Diaz did his best work in the twelfth and final round. He came on strong by making it a fight and broke Maliganggi's plan to box. They traded everything they had in the final ten seconds.
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