Nunez can prove his theory right Saturday night when he puts the IBF super featherweight world championship on the line for the first time against Christopher Diaz at CUM Los Mochis in Mexico, and live on DAZN.

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In his first fight that went the distance, the 28-year-old Nunez (28-1, 27 KOs) produced a unanimous decision over Japanese fighter Masanori Rikiishi to claim the then-vacant IBF super featherweight title. Meanwhile, Diaz (30-5, 19 KOs) is coming off a unanimous decision victory of his own in an April win over Jose Antonio Meza to rebound from a points loss to Henry Lebron in December 2024.

Will ‘Sugar’ Nunez start a new knockout streak at Diaz’ expense? Or will Diaz pull off what would be a significant upset?

DAZN News analyzes who has the edge between the champion and challenger approaching this weekend’s world title bout.

Boxing Styles

Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez is an explosive, smothering force who tends to start bouts by closing the distance between he and his opponents and working the head and body.

Before long, he is absolutely sitting on overhand rights and uppercuts, leveraging the shots to maximum impact.

His barrages have made 27 of 29 opponents succumb, putting a dangerous champion in front of Christopher Diaz who is persistent and gritty, though vulnerable with sequences of lapses in his guard.

Nunez spots one of these lapses and he should feast.

Edge: Nunez

Power

‘Sugar’ Nunez touts a staggering 93 percent knockout ratio, demonstrating his undeniable punching power.

Diaz is capable of carrying pop to his punch but not nearly on the level that Nunez has exhibited on the brink of entering his 30 ^th pro bout.

This category is a landslide in Nunez’ favor.

Edge: Nunez

Mental Warfare

Diaz came up short against world champions such as Shakur Stevenson, Emanuel Navarrete and Isaac Dogboe but accrued  experience and possibly enough ring IQ to combat Nunez.

But the dynamite that Nunez is able to detonate in his explosive fists gives him the confidence necessary to believe his best is yet to come.

That confidence carries just as heavy of a mental edge as his hands.

Edge: Nunez

Who has the edge in Nunez vs Diaz?

Simply put: Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez is as exciting a fighter as anyone who lights fireworks in the ring today.

His willingness to force opponents into the phone booth with him, while throwing away the key, is a sight to behold as much as his thunderous, eviscerating shots.

Those are a couple of reasons why DAZN News gives him the 3-0 edge heading into this weekend.

A rousing performance in his hometown and Nunez will not only defend his title for the first time, but press liftoff on his star power into orbit.

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