Phone: (760) 424-8888. Thats what Im doing.. "Tengo que ir?" They would be his only defeats in 43 pro bouts. "The doctor says if you want to go to the hospital, they can take you," a member of the team translates for Acosta. ref: Rudy Battle Alfred Buqwana 110 . They aren't sure yet whether they'll go to Mexico or Puerto Rico first. During his post-fighting years, Diaz worked as a bodyguard for the type of men Chalino wrote songs about. That side is where most of the Coachella Valley's tourist industry is centered. Representative Ruiz and Diaz grew up in the same neighborhood in Coachella and were only a couple of years apart at Coachella Valley High School. While still yelling instructions, Diaz is organizing who'll fight next. The best known is Dmitry Bivol. With his right eye gone, so too went his dreams. It's one of the desert's last major tourist events before the population plummets in the summer. Later, Freitas tarnished his image with a No Mas against Diego Corrales, but he had gone down three times and knew there was no way out. During the fight, Salido made a mockery of the Queensberry rules for which he received no point deductions and only one warning. But Diaz said he couldnt be more excited about eventually having a training facility of his own, after 18 years of training boxers, including several world champions, at the Indio Boys & Girls Club. where the gym will be located. Its slowly made the transition from training strictly local boxers to international mega stars in this past decade. The facility also has locker rooms and restrooms for men and womenand willeventually include saunas, a laundry room and massive office space. Seldom are cruiserweight matchups as enticing to watch as this one. Diaz, the eldest brother in a boxing family that produced two world champions in brothers Antonio and Julio, worked out of the Indio Boys & Girls Club for close to 18 years. Since then he had not stopped an opponent. The Brazilian fans urged their hero on but to no avail as Barrios rendered a pure beat down on Popo during virtually the entirety of the 11th roundone of the most exciting in boxing history. Another offered to pay for all the new matting going on top of the concrete floors. Joel Diaz: Yildirim going to shock the world - Fightnews.com The other to keep track of his day. He's 32 years old and wants to be a world champion again. And though the festival is on the east side, about four miles from Joel's gym, most of the tourists will stay on the west side of Coachella Valley. As soon as the doctor says all's well, everyone's able to joke. "Cordova was a tough opponent," Acosta says. After a year building his own boxing gym in Indio, doing much of the work by himself, trainer Joel Diaz is close toopening it to the community. When the anger got too much, he'd drive to the mountains, as if trying to find answers. Diaz throws up his frustrated hands. So this former champ moved it out to the desert, Riverside County reports 3,901 additional coronavirus cases, 53 new deaths Wednesday, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. It's his father's birthday; the victory is part of his gifts. "Even when he's dead, he's still fighting.". That his young boxer was able to have the kind of homecoming fight that he. Munguia stopped by Los Angeles to meet with the media last week and spoke about Bennett and his upcoming first world title defense. Also planned is an area for boxing memorabilia from the history of the Coachella Valley and the boxers whove trained and lived here. After seeing those fields, the man drove them home where the Diaz brothers met their mother, sister and another brother. As one of the more well-respected and well-known members of the Coachella Valley, because of his success in boxing and his friendly yet direct nature, many in the neighborhood already knew of Joel and also have offered to help. The unification fight takes place in Moscow, Russia and will be streamed via Klowd TV at 12 p.m. PT/ 3 p.m. When he was active as a fighter Antonio captured the IBA world welterweight title and fought many of the best fighters in the world including Sugar Shane Mosley for the WBC welterweight world title in November 2000. Joel Diaz Boxing | Indio CA. Whatever sense of peace they find, it comes from knowing they've done all they can to prepare. Health Clubs & Gyms. EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: "Joel Diaz: A Hard Knock-Life" Documentary by That's what ultimately led him to politics, becoming Coachella's first elected mayor in 2006. Three years ago Diego De La Hoya, Jamie Kavanagh, Manuel Mendez and brothers Jessie and Diego Magdaleno arrived. The small Palm Springs Airport will get so crowded it'll be difficult to walk through. "It's a good way to stay focused on training," Bivol said of using Joel's gym. Celebrities such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra and William Powell had homes here. Diaz, 48, said he plansto open the gym up to the community for a grand opening in September. He hopes the facility, which he wants to name Indio Athletic & Youth Center, will one day be a part of his legacy in the valley. Sincetheir typically rigorous training schedule has been a little slower over the last year because of how the pandemic has reduced the number of fights in the sport, the Diaz brothers have had time to spend preparing the new gym, doing much of the work themselves. Despite having diminished vision, he sees everything, his single functioning eye darting in every direction. Im about helping the community, Diaz said. In the summer the heat hits like a smack in the face yet it doesnt stop the various gyms from filling up with eager wanna-be fighters. The type of place that looks as if the things happening there are kept secret. Once they learned about how Diaz built his life in America as a Mexican immigrant, they wanted to know more. Lead announcer Barry Tompkins went further, calling it the worst decision he has seen in his 40 years of covering the sport. He asks if he must go. On Saturday, June 18th, NBC Palm Springs had an exclusive first look at a documentary on the life of local boxing trainer, Joel Diaz. How a gym in California's Coachella Valley became an international "When I got here, I started sparring with men," she says. It's where the snowbirds live in million-dollar homes and car dealerships sell Rolls-Royces and Lamborghinis that glisten in the sun. What happens when a boxer kills his opponent? The community, in turn, has helped Diaz make this project a reality. At the screening, coach Diaz was enjoying the moment with his friends and family. Hes so happy.. Im excited to give this building life, Diaz added. You gave somebody too much authority of your life,'" Diaz said. A well-known figure in the Coachella Valley, many have approached Diaz and asked how they can help. To be fair, Bennett has seen many fighters in the past with undefeated records who were not up to challenges, especially against the likes of Golovkin. Hence the watch list, which is designed to call attention to egregious errors in scoring by judges and unacceptable conduct by referees.. "Joel, do you have adrenaline?" He'd just gotten paid $20,000, the most he ever made boxing. Bradley won world titles as a super lightweight and welterweight and ultimately became one of the best pound-for-pound prizefighters in the world. "If Arely knew about this, she'd drop you with a punch to the liver," Diaz tells Gracia. Wherever it is, they'll rest and enjoy the things they've denied themselves for months. Claim this business. Ive always wanted to be a world champion since I was old enough to fight.. A member of Ring 10, and Ring 4s Boxing Hall of Fame, he was recently cited by Hannibal Boxing as one of three Must-Read boxing writers. Questions ahead of Paul vs. Diaz: Can Diaz box? Whether he makes it into the Hall will depend on how much a No Mas can count against one, but he warrants serious consideration when he becomes eligible. Joel worked in construction for years before he became a trainer, and they have a contractor who has helped. See a problem? For three days on consecutive weekends, some of the biggest names in music perform in the country's largest festival. Located about 24 miles southwest of Indio, Palm Springs is still home to many celebrities. Divisional rankings: Where do Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia land after their megafight? Neither fighter looked good in their fight in Malaysia but when Pacquiao floored Matthysse several times during the fight, it raised some red flags. Diaz says, then immediately corrects himself. The pandemic shut down his boxing club. Theres still a lot of work to be done, Diaz said, but its amazing the work that weve already put into this. When Joel built his gym, Flores' father, a carpenter, did the framing. Located about 128 miles east of Los Angeles and 95 miles north of the Mexican border, the Indio Boys and Girls club gym is roughly in the middle of nowhere unless you like golf. Coles agency is purportedly in the top two nationally in writing these policies. Fifty years ago here, around the time when a farmworker's average life expectancy was 49 years old, the Coachella Grape Strike's picket lines turned violent. Waiting for his time just like a scorpion in the desert heat. Everyone else, including Mucio -- whose voice is hoarse from yelling throughout the fight -- stands around, trying to process the loss. HBO will televise. Since Bazooka won his fight, Diaz is happy. Watch. It's a stepping stone to potential greatness in the profession. Across the street from that mural, there's an old fire station on the corner of 6th Street and Vine Avenue. Car share apps charge $40 for a two-minute ride to the festival grounds. This was a roughhousing 39-1-1 Argentinian fighting an equally tough 33-0 Brazilian. "Ponle una putiza!" Last May, Bivol beat Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, a boxer many considered the best in the world. He returns to the dressing room that not even an hour before had been so full of excitement. 1996-10-19: Phillip Holiday: 28 0 0: Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg L-UD. From noon until past midnight, they'll listen to emerging artists and superstars alike. He stands, sometimes with his hands on the top rope and other times holding them behind his back. Now we have water, we have power. Not just them, but everyone here. Photos: Indio boxing gym of world-renown trainer Joel Diaz nearing They'll run their daily miles and their feet will feel as if they're on fire. Right now we have Maricela Cornejo and Vergil Ortiz getting ready to fight in Cancun, Mexico on Nov. 16.. Joel Diaz "I told him when he came to the gym [last week], 'The problem is not you. One of those guys is Bek The Bully, who'll rematch against Gabe Rosado on April 22. It's Friday and that means it's sparring day for his pros. There also will be an area for weight machines and a space at the front desk to purchase merchandiseof the world-famous boxers who train at the gym, including unified super bantamweight champion Murodjon MJ Akhmadaliev, Olympic welterweight silver medalist Shakhram Giyasov, Olympic flyweight gold medalist Hasanboy Dusmatov and Olympic middleweight silver medalist Bektemir Melikuziev. Diaz sings again, only stopping to tell Gracia to visit an optometrist. "It's fine," he says. He was hurt, and at this point it looked like it might be over. the doctor asks when he arrives a few minutes later. Maybe by showing them those fields, that'd help explain why he and their mother left and were apart for so long. In his first bout, a promoter paid him $400 then filed for bankruptcy as soon as the fight ended. Diaz teamed up with Yildirim (21-2 12 KOs) late in October 2019 but due to . Fantasy Springs Casino has a continuous schedule of boxing cards. Professional boxing trainer Joel Diaz has recently opened his boxing gym in Indio, Calif., on July 23, 2021. He served 27 months and never fought again, retiring with a record of 50-4-1. We dont treat her any differently than we do the men, said Joel Diaz. Analyst Steve Farhood, who was been with ShoBox since the inception of the series in 2001, called it one of the worst decisions he had ever seen. If hotel rooms are even available, some will double their usual price. I know you from the heart. "A lot of the people are just like me. But Im really excited for (Joel and Antonio) to get their own place and to do it the way they want to do it. That gave Diaz a dateto get an abandoned building he owned, whichhad been damaged by a fire, ready to open to his boxing clientele.
