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Fortuna vs. Diaz on Friday<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Former world champion Joseph \u201cJo Jo\u201d D\u00edaz Jr. (31-1-1, 15 KOs), will face former world champion Javier \u201cAbej\u00f3n\u201d Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 KOs) in a lightweight bout, on July 9 at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

Javier Fortuna was originally scheduled to face WBC Interim Lightweight Champion Ryan Garcia, but the fight was called off when Garcia was reported to have mental health issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy that JoJo D\u00edaz has accepted the challenge to face me. I give Joseph a lot of credit for having the courage.<\/p>\n

“It will be the fight of my life, a great battle, because Jo Jo D\u00edaz has an aggressive style and he is the type of fighter I like to face.”<\/p>\n

“I am determined to win this fight for the pride of my Dominican Republic and my followers throughout Latin America,”<\/p>\n

D\u00edaz commented: \u201cI am excited and ready to go out and redeem myself with all my fans. I am extremely focused.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really need to go out there and show everyone that I am an elite fighter. I know a lot of people avoid Javier Fortuna and nobody wants to fight him because he’s dangerous and tough, a bit of an awkward fighter and a powerful fighter at 135 pounds.<\/p>\n

“I have all the tools and I have the power at 135 to go out there and defeat this guy, and I feel like this opportunity that God created for me to go out and win the title and seek the top of boxing once again.”<\/p>\n

The fight promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and will be broadcast on DAZN.<\/p>\n

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Fortuna vs. Diaz on Friday Former world champion Joseph \u201cJo Jo\u201d D\u00edaz Jr. (31-1-1, 15 KOs), will face former world champion Javier \u201cAbej\u00f3n\u201d Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n

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