Diaz, the former WBA, WBO and IBF lightweight champion, can't be expected to go up to 140-pounds, but a catch-weight bout is very much on the cards. Former IBF light-welterweight champion Malignaggi, himself looking to get his second win since his forced retirement loss to Ricky Hatton, is no big light-welterweight, and as such he could perhaps drop a few pounds and meet the 25-year-old in what would surely be a most interesting and compelling fight. source
Malignaggi, now aged 28 and 26-2(5) as a pro, is approx two inches taller than Diaz, but he is no huge puncher, to say the least. If the fight is made, the all-action and aggressive Diaz will no doubt feel he can win - perhaps he will even go out looking to become the first man to legitimately KO the New Yorker? Putting the still slick and speedy Malignaggi away really would be a statement by Diaz, 34-2(17). Catch-weight fights seem to be all the rage as of late, and if this one comes off it will be a good addition to the series. Who would win, though? source
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