IBF junior lightweight title remains vacant after Diaz, Rakhimov draw
Joseph "JoJo" Diaz and Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov fought to a majority draw Saturday in a fight for the vacant IBF junior lightweight title.
Two judges scored the fight 114-114, with a third scoring it in favor of Diaz (115-113).
The two fighters were evenly matched throughout the 12-round bout, with Rakhimov the busier of the two fighters and Diaz the more accurate.
Diaz and Rakhimov exchange blows in the 8th 💥 pic.twitter.com/Q7YpHa9JAk
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 14, 2021
Diaz's record is now 31-1-1 with 15 knockouts. Rakhimov, meanwhile, remains undefeated at 15-0-1 with 12 knockouts.
The title will remain vacant after Saturday's draw. Diaz was stripped of it Friday after failing to make weight for the division's 130-pound limit.
Diaz will be fined $100,000 for missing weight, ESPN's Marc Raimondi reports.