Joseph Diaz Suffers Another Loss – In Bout Against Jesus Perez

On February 16th in Commerce, USA, a match took place between first junior welterweight boxers (up to 63.5 kg) Joseph Diaz (33-5-1, 15 KOs) and Jesus Perez (25-5, 18 KOs).

Perez won by split decision in the 10-round bout. The judges' scores were 95-94 (Diaz) and 96-94, 99-90 (Perez).

Joseph Diaz hadn't boxed since the summer of 2023, when he secured a victory over Jerry Perez (14-4-1, 11 KOs). Jesus Perez, in his previous fight, suffered a loss against Bryan Norman (25-0, 19 KOs).

This marks Perez's first win since 2019. Diaz has lost four of his last five fights.