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.

Félix Díaz
Statistics
Real nameFélix Manuel Díaz Guzman
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
NationalityDominican
Born (1983-12-10) 10 December 1983
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins20
Wins by KO10
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur 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

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)

Díaz ended his amateur career with a record of 280-40.

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
23 fights 20 wins 3 losses
By knockout 10 1
By decision 10 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Win 20–3 Abrahan Peralta KO 2 (10), 2:59 16 Mar 2019 Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
22 Loss 19–3 Francisco Santana MD 10 27 Apr 2018 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky, US
21 Loss 19–2 Terence Crawford RTD 10 (12), 3:00 20 May 2017 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US For WBC, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles
20 Win 19–1 Levis Morales TKO 6 (10), 1:07 16 Dec 2016 Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19 Win 18–1 Sammy Vasquez UD 10 16 Jul 2016 Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, US
18 Loss 17–1 Lamont Peterson MD 12 17 Oct 2015 EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Virginia, US
17 Win 17–0 Gabriel Bracero UD 10 11 Apr 2015 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US
16 Win 16–0 Adrian Granados MD 10 21 Nov 2014 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
15 Win 15–0 Emmanuel Lartei Lartey SD 8 18 Apr 2014 Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, US
14 Win 14–0 Edgar Llanes KO 1 (10), 1:37 17 Aug 2013 El San Juan Resort and Casino, Isla Verse, Puerto Rico
13 Win 13–0 Ricardo Veras TKO 3 (10), 0:44 8 Jun 2013 Polideportivo San Martin de Porre, La Romana, Dominican Republic
12 Win 12–0 Wilfredo Acuna UD 6 21 Jul 2012 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US
11 Win 11–0 Javier Perez UD 8 18 May 2012 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US
10 Win 10–0 Larry Smith UD 8 16 Sep 2011 Texas Station Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada, US
9 Win 9–0 Andrey Berdyshev TKO 3 (8), 1:39 26 Mar 2011 DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
8 Win 8–0 Edinson Garcia TD 5 (8), 1:12 29 Nov 2010 Coliseo Pepe Mayen, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
7 Win 7–0 Alex Perez TKO 2 (8), 2:15 21 Aug 2010 Polideportivo Fabio Gonzalez, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
6 Win 6–0 Broderick Antoine TKO 8 (8), 0:35 14 Jul 2010 Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
5 Win 5–0 Orlando Membreno UD 6 12 Mar 2010 Sosua Bay Grand Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
4 Win 4–0 Bronislav Kubin KO 3 (6), 1:49 23 Jan 2010 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Vyacheslav Yakovenko UD 4 24 Oct 2009 Sverdlovsk Film Studio, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Omar Brown TKO 1 (4), 1:28 18 Sep 2009 Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, US
1 Win 1–0 Hugo Pacheco TKO 1 (6), 2:11 29 Jun 2009 Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

References
  1. "Diaz beats Athens boxing champ to win lightwelterweight gold". GMA News Online. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "Five Fights, Five Different Nations Capture Olympic Gold". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. "Felix Diaz Edges Granados: Marrero, Khytrov Win Big". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. "Felix Diaz-Adrian Granados Set For November 21". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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