Former two-division world champion Amir Khan struggled to win a twelve round unanimous decision over former Lightweight champion Julio Diaz in a Jr. Welterweight bout in Sheffield, England.
Khan boxed effectively over the first three rounds and built up an early lead. Diaz turned things around in a big way in round four when he landed a hard left hook to the head that but the chin-challenged Khan on the seat of his pants. Khan steadied himself and came back to win round five and boxed very well in round six.
Khan continued to box well until he got clipped with hard combination that staggered him in round eleven. He struggled under Diaz relentless pressure of the last four and a half minutes of the fight.
Khan had built up enough of a lead of and held on for the 114-113, 115-113 and 115-112 and is now 28-3. Diaz of Cochella, CA is now 40-8-1.
