Joseph Diaz

Joseph "JoJo" Pedroza Diaz Jr. (born November 23, 1992) is an American professional boxer. He has held the IBF super featherweight title since January and challenged once for the WBC featherweight title in 2018. At regional level, he held the WBC-NABF, and WBO-NABO featherweight titles between 2015 and 2018. As an amateur he competed at the 2012 Olympics as a bantamweight.[1]

Joseph Diaz
Statistics
Real name	Joseph Pedroza Diaz Jr.
Nickname(s)	JoJo
Weight(s)	Featherweight Super featherweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach	64 in (163 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1992-11-23) November 23, 1992 South El Monte, California, U.S.
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	31
Wins by KO	15
Losses	1

Early life and education

Joseph is of Mexican descent.[2] He attended Kranz Intermediate at the age of 12-14. He is left-handed and fights southpaw. As a child he played baseball but took up boxing to learn self-defense. He is coached by his father.[3] He attended South El Monte High School.

Amateur career

Prior to the Olympic Trials, he was the two-time reigning national champion at bantamweight that included a win over Antonio Nieves.[4] Diaz became the first American boxer to qualify for the 2012 Olympics by becoming a quarter-finalist at the 2011 World Championships, where he defeated both 2004 Olympic silver medalist Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand and former world championship bronze medalist Óscar Valdez of Mexico but lost to Lázaro Álvarez.[5] Díaz was the 2011 U.S. National Champion at featherweight at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[6] He fought in the 2010-11 World Series of Boxing

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he beat Pavlo Ishchenko, but ran into Alvarez in his second fight and lost again.

World Series of Boxing record

1 Win, 1 Loss
Result	Record	Team	Opponent (Team)	Score	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	1–1	Los Angeles Matadors	Braulio Ávila (Mexico Guerreros)	0-3	2011-04-13	Los Angeles, U.S.
Win	1–0	Los Angeles Matadors	Ronny Beblik (Memphis Force)	3-0	2011-02-28	Memphis, U.S.

Professional career

Diaz made his professional debut in 2012 against Vincent Alfaro, winning by unanimous decision over four rounds and also scored a knockdown in the fourth. On February 2, 2013, Diaz would go on to fight Jose Ruiz of Puerto Rico and win by technical knockout (TKO).

On May 9, 2015, Diaz defeated Giovanni Delgado via unanimous decision on the undercard of the Canelo Álvarez vs James Kirkland fight. He stepped up competition against veteran Rene Alvarado in a fight televised on HBO Latino in July 2015 and on December 18, Diaz Jr. defeated Hugo Partida and earned the WBC-NABF featherweight title.[7] He has since successfully defended his title twice against Jayson Velez and Victor Proa.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

32 fights	31 wins	1 loss
By knockout	15	0
By decision	16	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
32	Win	31–1	Tevin Farmer	UD	12	Jan 30, 2020	Meridian at Island Gardens, Miami, Florida, U.S.	Won IBF super featherweight title
31	Win	30–1	Jesus Cuadro	MD	12	Sep 21, 2019	Auditorio del Estadio, Mexicali, Mexico
30	Win	29–1	Freddy Fonseca	TKO	7 (12), 2:07	May 4, 2019	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant WBA Gold super featherweight title
29	Win	28–1	Charles Huerta	UD	10	Feb 9, 2019	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
28	Win	27–1	Jesús Rojas	UD	12	Aug 11, 2018	The Avalon, Hollywood, California, U.S.
27	Loss	26–1	Gary Russell Jr.	UD	12	May 19, 2018	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.	For WBC featherweight title
26	Win	26–0	Victor Terrazas	KO	3 (10), 3:00	Feb 22, 2018	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF, and WBO-NABO featherweight titles
25	Win	25–0	Rafael Rivera	UD	12	Sep 16, 2017	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBO-NABO featherweight title
24	Win	24–0	Manuel Ávila	UD	10	May 6, 2017	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF featherweight title; Won WBO-NABO featherweight title
23	Win	23–0	Horacio García	UD	10	Dec 17, 2016	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF featherweight title
22	Win	22–0	Andrew Cancio	TKO	9 (10), 2:27	Sep 17, 2016	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF featherweight title
21	Win	21–0	Victor Proa	KO	2 (10), 1:07	Jul 30, 2016	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF featherweight title
20	Win	20–0	Jayson Vélez	UD	10	Apr 23, 2016	Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF featherweight title
19	Win	19–0	Hugo Partida	TKO	2 (10), 1:32	Dec 18, 2015	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBC-NABF featherweight title
18	Win	18–0	Ruben Tamayo	UD	10	Oct 23, 2015	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Rene Alvarado	UD	10	Jul 11, 2015	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Giovanni Delgado	UD	10	May 9, 2015	Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Juan Luis Hernandez	TKO	3 (10), 3:00	Mar 6, 2015	Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Jose Angel Beranza	UD	10	Dec 8, 2014	Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Roberto Castaneda	RTD	4 (10), 3:00	Nov 13, 2014	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Raul Hidalgo	TKO	7 (10), 2:13	Sep 29, 2014	State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Ramiro Robles	UD	10	Jul 9, 2014	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Luis Maldonado	UD	6	Apr 26, 2014	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Joivany Fuentes	TKO	5 (8), 2:59	Mar 8, 2014	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Carlos Rodriguez	TKO	7 (8), 1:13	Dec 13, 2013	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S
7	Win	7–0	Noel Mendoza	KO	3 (6), 1:54	Aug 24, 2013	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Luis Cosme	KO	1 (6), 2:09	Jul 20, 2013	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Rigoberto Casillas	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	Jun 8, 2013	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Eric Gotay	TKO	3 (6), 2:13	May 3, 2013	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Alberto Cupido	UD	6	Mar 16, 2013	Grand Oasis, Cancún, Mexico
2	Win	2–0	Jose Ruiz	TKO	2 (4), 2:03	Feb 2, 2013	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Vicente Afaro Martinez	UD	4	Dec 15, 2012	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120515233338/http://www.nbcolympics.com/team-usa/meet-the-team/news%3Dboxing-u-s-men.html. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Corrales, Danny (2016-03-24). "No Hablo Espanol with Boxer Joseph 'Jo Jo' Diaz". ESPN. Espn.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
3. Kevin Baxter (2012-05-07). "Boxer Joseph Diaz Jr.'s biggest motivation is helping his family - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
4. "Joseph Diaz Jr. - Top Amateur Focuses on London - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
5. "Diaz Becomes First American to Qualify for London - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
6. "California Leaves Its Mark on The Olympic Trials - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
7. "Joseph Diaz Jr. Faces Hugo Partida For NABF Title - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

External links

• Boxing record for Joseph Diaz from BoxRec

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Marvin Sonsona	WBC-NABF featherweight champion December 18, 2015 – April 2018	Vacant Title next held by Manny Robles III
Vacant Title last held by Miguel Marriaga	WBO-NABO featherweight champion May 6, 2017 – April 2018	Vacant Title next held by Joet Gonzalez
Minor world boxing titles
Inaugural champion	WBA Gold super featherweight champion May 4, 2019 – December 2019	Vacant Title next held by Mark Urbanov
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by Tevin Farmer	IBF super featherweight champion January 30, 2020 – present	Incumbent