Paulie Malignaggi will beat Juan Diaz without any Magic

Former unified world lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz will fight a rematch against past IBF junior welterweight titlist Paulie “the Magic Man” Malignaggi Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

In their bloody initial encounter in August, Malignaggi (26-3, 5KOs) lost a very controversial decision to Diaz (35-2, 17 KOs) in the “Baby Bull’s hometown of Houston.

“Boxing is full of shit,” Malignaggi, 28, said to Max Kellerman during the post-fight interview.

Malignaggi, a native of Brooklyn who began boxing at the age of 16 in that borough of New York City’s legendary Gleason’s Gym, also stated that he is disgusted with the fight game and the only reason that he will continue to box is to earn an income.

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