Joseph Diaz
Joseph Diaz | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Joseph Pedroza Diaz Jr. |
Nickname(s) | JoJo |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Reach | 64 in (163 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born |
South El Monte, California, U.S. | November 23, 1992
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 28 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 14 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Joseph Pedroza Diaz Jr. (born November 23, 1992) from South El Monte, California is an American boxer who competed in the 2012 Olympics as a bantamweight[1] and is the current NABF Featherweight Champion.[2]
Early life and education
Joseph is of Mexican descent.[3] 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.[4] He attended South El Monte High School.
Amateur career
Prior to the Olympic Trials, Joseph was the two-time reigning national champion at bantamweight that included a win over Antonio Nieves.[5] Diaz became the first American boxer to qualify for the 2012 Olympics by becoming a quarter-finalist at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing 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.[6] Díaz was the 2011 U.S. National Champion at Featherweight at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[7] Diaz 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 | 0-3 | 2011-04-13 | |||
Win | 1–0 | Los Angeles Matadors | 3-0 | 2011-02-28 |
Professional career
Diaz made his professional debut in 2012 against Vincent Alfaro winning by Unanimous Decision in four rounds and also scored a knockdown in the fourth,then on February 2, 2013 Diaz would go on to fight Jose Ruiz of Puerto Rico and win by TKO on the undercard of Frankie Gomez vs Lanard Lane.
On May 9, 2015, Diaz defeated Giovanni Delgado via unanimous decision on the undercard of the Saul Alvarez vs James Kirkland fight. He stepped up competition against veteran Rene Alvarado in a fight televised on HBO Latino in July 2015 and on Dec. 18, Diaz Jr. defeated Hugo Partida and earned the NABF Featherweight Title.[2] He has since successfully defended his title twice against Jayson Velez and Victor Proa.
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
28 fights | 27 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 14 | 0 |
By decision | 13 | 1 |
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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Win | 27–1 | UD | 12 | 2018-08-11 | |||
Loss | 26–1 | UD | 12 | 2018-05-19 | For WBC featherweight title | ||
Win | 26–0 | KO | 3 | 2018-02-22 | Retained NABF and NABO featherweight titles | ||
Win | 25–0 | UD | 12 | 2017-09-16 | Retained NABO featherweight title | ||
Win | 24–0 | UD | 10 | 2017-05-06 | Won vacant NABO featherweight title; Retained NABF featherweight title | ||
Win | 23–0 | UD | 10 | 2016-12-17 | Retained NABF featherweight title | ||
Win | 22–0 | TKO | 9 | 2016-09-17 | Retained NABF featherweight title | ||
Win | 21–0 | KO | 2 | 2016-07-30 | Retained NABF featherweight title | ||
Win | 20–0 | UD | 10 | 2016-04-23 | Retained NABF featherweight title | ||
Win | 19–0 | TKO | 2 | 2015-12-18 | Won vacant NABF featherweight title | ||
Win | 18–0 | UD | 10 | 2015-10-23 | |||
Win | 17–0 | UD | 10 | 2015-07-11 | |||
Win | 16–0 | UD | 10 | 2015-05-09 | |||
Win | 15–0 | TKO | 3 | 2015-03-06 | |||
Win | 14–0 | UD | 10 | 2014-12-08 | |||
Win | 13–0 | RTD | 4 (10) | 2014-11-13 | |||
Win | 12–0 | TKO | 7 | 2014-09-29 | |||
Win | 11–0 | UD | 10 | 2014-07-09 | |||
Win | 10–0 | UD | 6 | 2014-04-26 | |||
Win | 9–0 | TKO | 5(8) | 2014-03-08 | |||
Win | 8–0 | TKO | 7(8) | 2013-12-13 | |||
Win | 7–0 | KO | 3(6) | 2013-08-24 | |||
Win | 6–0 | KO | 1(6) | 2013-7-20 | |||
Win | 5–0 | RTD | 3(6) | 2013-06-08 | |||
Win | 4–0 | TKO | 3(6) | 2013-05-03 | |||
Win | 3–0 | UD | 6 | 2013-03-16 | |||
Win | 2–0 | TKO | 2(4) | 2013-02-02 | |||
Win | 1–0 | UD | 4 | 2012-12-15 |
References
- ↑ 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
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(help) - 1 2 "Joseph Diaz Jr. Faces Hugo Partida For NABF Title - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Corrales, Danny. "No Hablo Espanol with Boxer Joseph 'Jo Jo' Diaz". ESPN. Espn.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ↑ Kevin Baxter (2012-05-07). "Boxer Joseph Diaz Jr.'s biggest motivation is helping his family - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "Joseph Diaz Jr. - Top Amateur Focuses on London - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "Diaz Becomes First American to Qualify for London - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "California Leaves Its Mark on The Olympic Trials - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2016-02-20.