WBC Lightweight World Champion David Diaz is spending the last couple of weeks of the Chicago summer with his family, cheering on his beloved first place Cubs and staying in shape for his next bout.

This coming weekend Diaz will celebrate Mexican Independence Day with two Chicagoland appearances both of which have special meaning to him.

On Friday night, September 14th, Diaz will walk super bantamweight prospect Francisco Rodriguez to the ring for his SOLO BOXEO debut as he faces Ivan Rodriguez in the co-main event of PRIDE, an action packed professional boxing card presented by Chicago