. >> early thursday morning in the coachella valley, a few miles from the bois and girls club, joelle diaz begins his day. >> the ranch is a get away place for me. it's the place where i come and just concentrate, focus. when i come to the ranch, i'm here by myself. that's what i like to do. it's my -- my pressure time. >> diaz spent most of his childhood on a farm like this in mexico where his grandparents lived before coming to california when he was 12. soon, he discovered boxing, eventually turning pro, and fighting his way to a title shot in 1996. >> i fought at 135 pounds. i was a lightweight. one day in the sparring session, i was sparring a kid that was heavy. i remember that day. he hit me hard, but he hit me on top of the head. i got out of the gym that day, i'm walking home, and i noticed something was wrong. i noticed my vision was getting worse and worse, but i never told anybody. then here comes my world championship fight. i got the opportunity to fight for the world title in johannesburg, south africa. i lost a decision to philip holiday. it was a very bad moment for m