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09/17/2007 Archived Entry: "Photo of the Day: King, Dos Diaz's & Soccer's Blanco at Mexican Independence Parade"
Photo of the Day: King, Dos Diaz's & Soccer's Blanco at Mexican Independence Parade
Press Release
From left to right- Julio, Don, Blanco, Juan at the VIP reception (Photo Credit: David Martin Warr)
CHICAGO - WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz, IBF Lightweight Champion Julio "The Kid" Diaz and Don King appeared at this weekend's Mexican Independence Day Parade. In what has become one of the country's great ethnic celebrations, more than 500,000 people lined the parade route on 26th Street through the heart of Chicago's Little Village.
As honored guests of the parade, Don King led the procession with chants of "Viva Mexico!", Juan and Julio addressed the tremendously supportive crowd from the "El Dia de Los Diaz" float and all three had a chance to meet Mexican and MLS soccer superstar Cuauhtemoc Blanco.
One of the most exciting prizefighters in the sport of boxing today, undefeated World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz, and the reigning International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Julio "The Kidd" Diaz will meet in a compelling lightweight world-title unification match at Chicagoland's new Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Tickets priced at $300, $150, $100, $75 and $35 go on sale today (Wednesday, Aug. 29) at 10 a.m. at the Sears Centre Box Office, select AMCORE Bank Outlets, by phone at 1-888-SEARSTIX, or on-line at www.searscentre.com.
