Félix Díaz (boxer)
Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman (born 10 December 1983) is a Dominican professional boxer who challenged for the unified WBC, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles in 2017. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and bronze at the 2003 Pan American Games.
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| Real name | Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 1⁄2 in (166 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 December 1983 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
The aggressive Southpaw brawler participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Caribbean country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Lightweight (60 kg) division by Kazakhstan's eventual bronze medalist Serik Yeleuov.
At the PanAm Games 2007 he lost the quarterfinal 12:13 to Inocente Fiss. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics by defeating Myke Carvalho 8:6.
In Beijing though, he won all five bouts and sensationally won Gold against reigning champion Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand. It was the nation's second ever Olympic gold after Félix Sánchez in 2004 and the second boxing medal after Pedro Nolasco won a bronze in Los Angeles in 1984.[1]
Olympic games results
2004 (as a lightweight)
- Lost to Serik Yeleuov (Kazakhstan) 28-16
2008 (as a Light welterweight)[2]
- Defeated Eduard Hambardzumyan (Armenia) 11-4
- Defeated John Joe Joyce (Ireland) 11-11
- Defeated Morteza Sepahvand (Iran) 11-6
- Defeated Alexis Vastine (France) 12-10
- Defeated Manus Boonjumnong (Thailand) 12-4
World amateur championships results
2007 (as a Light welterweight)
- Defeated Su Hsiao Ken (Chinese Taipei) RSC 1
- Lost to Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) 14-15
Professional career
He turned pro in 2009. As a professional, he won a majority decision against Adrian Granados for the World Boxing Council Central American Boxing Federation title.[3][4]
Professional boxing record
| 23 fights | 20 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 23 | Win | 20–3 |  |
KO | 2 (10), 2:59 | 16 Mar 2019 | |
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| 22 | Loss | 19–3 |  |
MD | 10 | 27 Apr 2018 | |
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| 21 | Loss | 19–2 | |
RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 20 May 2017 | |
For WBC, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 |  |
TKO | 6 (10), 1:07 | 16 Dec 2016 | |
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| 19 | Win | 18–1 | |
UD | 10 | 16 Jul 2016 | |
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| 18 | Loss | 17–1 | |
MD | 12 | 17 Oct 2015 | |
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  |
UD | 10 | 11 Apr 2015 | |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  |
MD | 10 | 21 Nov 2014 | |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  |
SD | 8 | 18 Apr 2014 | |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 | |
KO | 1 (10), 1:37 | 17 Aug 2013 | |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | |
TKO | 3 (10), 0:44 | 8 Jun 2013 | |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | |
UD | 6 | 21 Jul 2012 | |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | |
UD | 8 | 18 May 2012 | |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | |
UD | 8 | 16 Sep 2011 | |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  |
TKO | 3 (8), 1:39 | 26 Mar 2011 | |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  |
TD | 5 (8), 1:12 | 29 Nov 2010 | |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:15 | 21 Aug 2010 | |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | |
TKO | 8 (8), 0:35 | 14 Jul 2010 | |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | |
UD | 6 | 12 Mar 2010 | |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  |
KO | 3 (6), 1:49 | 23 Jan 2010 |  |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
UD | 4 | 24 Oct 2009 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:28 | 18 Sep 2009 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:11 | 29 Jun 2009 | |
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References
- "Diaz beats Athens boxing champ to win lightwelterweight gold". GMA News Online. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "Five Fights, Five Different Nations Capture Olympic Gold". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "Felix Diaz Edges Granados: Marrero, Khytrov Win Big". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "Felix Diaz-Adrian Granados Set For November 21". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
External links
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