Diaz vs. Chaves Headlines Matchroom's Third Project Series Card Dec. 10 in Orlando

Matchroom is going back to Orlando, and this time Christopher Diaz and Alan Chaves get the top of the poster.

Matchroom Boxing announced Monday that the third Project Series Fight Night lands Thursday, Dec. 10, at Caribe Royale Orlando, live on DAZN. Diaz vs. Chaves headlines, with the WBO International lightweight title on the line, according to the official fight poster. Matchroom's ticketing page lists doors at 5 PM ET and the first bell at 5:45 PM ET.

The Card

The poster, co-branded with Boxlab Promotions and the WBO/IBF Unified Convention, lists six bouts:

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• Christopher Diaz vs. Alan Chaves, WBO International lightweight title (main event)
• Barrientes vs. Vallecillo, WBO and IBF Latino junior featherweight titles
• Rivera-Gomez vs. Adorno, WBO junior lightweight World Class Prospects medal title
• Williams vs. Sanchez
• Ortiz vs. Washpun
• Kelvin Davis and Keon Davis both appear on the card; opponents not yet listed

The Kimster's Take

Here's the thing about a Thursday-night development card in a hotel ballroom: nobody buys a ticket for the poster, they buy it for the guy who shows up on the poster a year from now headlining somewhere bigger. Diaz is the Puerto Rican veteran who has been in with world-level opposition; Chaves is the Argentine walking in with "Talent Ain't Enough" inked across his chest. That's a mission statement you'd better back up when the other guy has seen every trick in the lightweight book.

And yes, you noticed the Davis name. Kelvin and Keon are Keyshawn Davis's brothers, and Keyshawn's own situation has been anything but quiet lately (our latest on the Keyshawn-Hitchins back-and-forth). Nothing announced Monday says anything about Keyshawn's next promoter, so don't read the poster as more than it is.

December is getting crowded on DAZN, too. This one comes two days before Lara vs. Tszyu on Dec. 12. If you've got a feeling about Diaz-Chaves, lock it in on Boxbid's Fight Picker once the bout shows up there.