Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) hosted a media workout today at Legendz Boxing in Norwalk, Calif. in preparation for his battle for the WBA Featherweight World Title currently held by Puerto Rican warrior Jesus Rojas (16-1-2, 19 KOs) in the inaugural edition of Golden Boy Fight Night on Saturday, Aug. 11. The 12-round battle will be Diaz, Jr.'s second opportunity at a world title in the stacked featherweight division. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos).


 
Part of the Golden Boy Fight Night undercard also participated in the workout. In the co-main event, Jonathan "Thunder" Navarro (14-0, 7 KOs) will face Damon "No Smilin'" Allen Jr. (15-0-1, 5 KOs) in a highly competitive battle between two undefeated Golden Boy Promotions prospects. Ferdinand "Lucky Boy" Kerobyan (9-0, 5 KOs) of North Hollywood, Calif. will battle across a scheduled six rounds of welterweight action against a soon-to-be-announced opponnent. Aaron "Silencer" McKenna (4-0, 3 KOs) of Monaghan, Ireland will participate in a four-round 147-pound fight against Sinaloa, Mex.'s Rolando Mendivil (10-4, 3 KOs).

Joseph Diaz

Hector "El Finito" Tanajara, Jr. (14-0, 5 KOs) of San Antonio, Texas, will return in the co-main event of the Aug. 10 edition of LA FIGHT CLUB against Emmanuel Morales (7-2, 4 KOs) of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

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Here's what the fighters had to say at today's media workout:

 

JOSEPH "JOJO" DIAZ JR., Featherweight Contender:

"Everyone was there during the Gary Russell Jr. fight. Oscar De La Hoya, my family and my team was there. There was no pressure. I just knew that it was the opportunity I had been waiting for my entire career. I knew I had to get it done. I knew it was in his hometown and that there were going to be a lot of his fans cheering him on. Unfortunately, I didn't come out on top. I've watched the tape about 100 times. I looked at all the mistakes I made. I saw that if I would have just been more aggressive, started off earlier and used my jab that the outcome would have been different. I would be world champion right now. Things didn't go as planned, but it was a lesson learned. I have the opportunity to fight for a world title again, and I can't let this opportunity get past me. I've been training my butt off, and I'm going to walk away with the title around my waist.

Joseph Diaz

 

Right now, I have a whole different mindset. We have a whole different training camp. On August 11, I will become world champion. Jesus Rojas is a dangerous fighter. He's coming off two great wins and stopped both of them. He constantly applies pressure and has great conditioning. He's going to keep on coming forward. My father and I know what he's capable of and what he's going to do. We're working on my conditioning so that I do not get tired and so that I can be very active, throw a lot of shots and engage when he engages. It's going to be an action-packed fight."

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Joseph Diaz

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