Félix Díaz (boxer)

Félix Manuel Díaz
Statistics
Real name Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman
Weight(s) Lightweight
Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Nationality Dominican
Born (1983-12-10) December 10, 1983
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 19
Wins by KO 9
Losses 3
Draws 0
No contests 0
Félix Díaz
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Light Welterweight
Pan American Games
2003 S. Domingo Lightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 San Salvador Lightweight

Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman (born 10 December 1983) is a professional boxer from the Dominican Republic who won Olympic Gold in 2008. Díaz Guzman had also won the bronze medal in the same division in 2003, at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.

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)

2008 (as a Light welterweight)[2]

World amateur championships results

2007 (as a Light welterweight)

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

Professional record summary
22 fights 19 wins 3 losses
By knockout 9 1
By decision 10 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Loss 19–2 United States Terence Crawford RTD 10 (12), 3:00 May 20, 2017 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBC, WBO, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
20 Win 19–1 Nicaragua Levis Morales TKO 6 (10), 1:07 2016-12-16 Dominican Republic Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo
19 Win 18–1 United States Sammy Vasquez UD 10 2016-07-16 United States Legacy Arena, Birmingham
18 Loss 17–1 United States Lamont Peterson MD 12 2015-10-17 United States EagleBank Arena, Fairfax
17 Win 17–0 Puerto Rico Gabriel Bracero UD 10 2015-04-11 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn
16 Win 16–0 Mexico Adrian Granados MD 10 2014-11-21 United States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa
15 Win 15–0 Ghana Emmanuel Lartei Lartey SD 8 2014-04-18 United States Convention Center, Monroeville
14 Win 14–0 Mexico Edgar Llanes KO 1 (10), 1:37 2013-08-17 Puerto Rico El San Juan Resort and Casino, Isla Verde
13 Win 13–0 Dominican Republic Ricardo Veras TKO 3 (10), 0:44 2013-06-08 Dominican Republic Polideportivo San Martin de Porre, La Romana, Dominican Republic
12 Win 12–0 Nicaragua Wilfredo Acuna UD 6 2012-07-21 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood
11 Win 11–0 Puerto Rico Javier Perez UD 8 2012-05-18 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood
10 Win 10–0 United States Larry Smith UD 8 2011-09-16 United States Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas
9 Win 9–0 Russia Andrey Berdyshev TKO 3 (8), 1:39 2011-03-26 Russia DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
8 Win 8–0 Colombia Edinson Garcia TD 5 (8), 1:12 2010-11-29 Dominican Republic Coliseo Pepe Mayen, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
7 Win 7–0 Cuba Alex Perez TKO 2 (8), 2:15 2010-08-21 Dominican Republic Polideportivo Fabio Gonzalez, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
6 Win 6–0 United States Broderick Antoine TKO 8 (8), 0:35 2010-07-14 United States South Philly Arena, Philadelphia
5 Win 5–0 Nicaragua Orlando Membreno UD 6 2010-03-12 Dominican Republic Sosua Bay Grand Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
4 Win 4–0 Czech Republic Bronislav Kubin KO 3 (6), 1:49 2010-01-23 Germany Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Russia Vyacheslav Yakovenko UD 4 2009-10-24 Russia Sverdlovsk Film Studio, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2 Win 2–0 United States Omar Brown TKO 1 (4), 1:28 2009-09-18 United States Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Hugo Pacheco TKO 1 (6), 2:11 2009-06-29 Dominican Republic Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

References

  1. ↑ "Diaz beats Athens boxing champ to win lightwelterweight gold". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Five Fights, Five Different Nations Capture Olympic Gold". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Felix Diaz Edges Granados: Marrero, Khytrov Win Big". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Felix Diaz-Adrian Granados Set For November 21". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
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