Juan Díaz (Mexican American boxer)
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| Juan Díaz | |
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| Real name | Juan Díaz |
| Nickname(s) | Baby Bull |
| Rated at | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 6 in. (167 cm.) |
| Nationality |   Mexican American |
| Birth date | September 17, 1983 |
| Birth place | Houston, Texas |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 33 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Juan Díaz, born September 17, 1983 in Houston, Texas, is a Mexican-American boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. His record is 33-1 (17 KOs). He is the former unified WBA & WBO and IBF world lightweight champion, having lost the titles to Nate Campbell on March 8, 2008.
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[edit] Boxing career
Diaz was 105-5 as an amateur. He thought he had qualified for the 2000 Mexican Olympic team but was informed he was too young to compete in Sydney. He didn't want to wait four more years and turned pro.
Díaz made his professional boxing debut at age 16 on June 23, 2000 with a first-round TKO victory over Rafael Ortiz.[1] He won all of his first five fights by KO or TKO.
On November 22, 2003, Díaz won the WBO youth lightweight title with a sixth-round TKO of journeyman Joel Pérez.[1]
On July 17, 2004, Díaz defeated Mongolian Lakva Sim for the WBA lightweight title by unanimous decision.[1] Díaz defended the title seven times.[1] On April 8, 2006, he defended his title against undefeated José Miguel Cotto (brother of Miguel Cotto). Díaz defeated Cotto by unanimous decision.[1]. On November 14, 2006, Diaz successfully defended his title for the fifth time against Fernando Angulo of Ecuador.
On April 28, 2007 he successfully defended his title against Acelino Freitas by TKO after Freitas forfeited the fight before beginning the 9th round, unifying the WBO lightweight championship with the WBA lightweight title. The fight took place in Mashantucket, USA.
Diaz defeated Julio Diaz, the IBF Lightweight Title Holder on October 13 in Chicago Illinois.
Nate Campbell defeated Juan Diaz by SD to become IBF, WBO, WBA Champion, on March 8, 2008 in Cancun, Mexico. This ended Diaz's undefeated streak of thirty-three wins.
Diaz's training is supervised by fitness guru Brian Caldwell of Houston Texas.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Díaz graduated from Contemporary Learning Center in Houston in 2001 [1]. He is currently a junior political science major at the University of Houston–Downtown.
Diaz is a community activist who has been deputized as a Volunteer Voter Registrar for Harris County (Texas). He works with the League of Women Voters of the Houston Area to promote full participation in civic life. [3]
[edit] See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of famous people raised in Houston
- List of lightweight boxing champions
- List of male boxers
- List of WBA world champions
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e BoxRec.com editors. "Juan Diaz." BoxRec.com. URL accessed 3 August 2006.
- ^ Brian, Caldwell. "Caldwell a Source of Strength", Houston Chronicle, June 7, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
- ^ "Could Politics Be Next for Juan Diaz?", Boxing Tribune, July 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
[edit] External links
- Juan Diaz Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Professional boxing record for Juan Díaz from Boxrec
- Juan Díaz - BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia
- Article
- Boxing-Enzyklopädie
| Preceded by Lakva Sim |
WBA Lightweight Champion July 17, 2004 – February 23, 2007 Became unified champion |
Succeeded by Jose Alfaro |
| Preceded by Established |
WBA Unified Lightweight Champion February 23, 2007 – March 8, 2008 |
Succeeded by Nate Campbell |
| Preceded by Acelino Freitas |
WBO Lightweight Champion February 23, 2007 – March 8, 2008 |
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| Preceded by Julio Diaz |
IBF Lightweight Champion October 13, 2007 – March 8, 2008 |
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| NAME | Díaz, Juan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diaz, Juan |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Mexican professional boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | huichuca, Guerrero, Mexico |
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