The previously reported Golden Boy world title doubleheader for Feb. 13 on DAZN is official, as the announcement was made today that Joseph Diaz Jr will defend his IBF 130-pound title against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov and Patrick Teixeira will defend the WBO 154-pound title against Brian Castano.
Diaz (31-1, 15 KO) won the belt in his last fight, out-pointing Tevin Farmer over 12 rounds on Jan. 30 in Miami. The 28-year-old Diaz was expected to rematch Farmer, who had a contractual obligation, but it didn’t come together despite Farmer constantly saying he wanted the fight. The fight with Rakhimov (15-0, 12 KO) has been rumored as a possible option for months now, and that’s what we’re getting.