Yanqui Díaz

Yamplier ("Yanqui") Azcuy Díaz (born January 23, 1976 in Pinar del Río) is a former professional heavyweight boxer from Cuba.

Amateur career

Diaz started boxing at the age of twelve and had 205 amateur fights (191-14). He fought as an amateur for eleven years and was a member of the Cuban national team until he was 25.[1] Diaz fought the Félix Savón twice, and he reportedly scored two knockdowns in the fights, but Savon won both by decision.

Professional career

On August 13, 2004 Diaz upset highly regarded and undefeated Cuban heavyweight prospect and former cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez with a vicious 1 round TKO. Still in 2004 he scored a victory over former title challenger Vaughn Bean.

However, his ascension was derailed on January 22, 2005 via a 5 round TKO loss to Nigerian power puncher Samuel Peter. He did not manage to score a win ever since, losing four out of his last six fights with two no contests. His last bout was in 2006 December when he was knocked out by former world champion Oliver McCall.

His current professional record stands at 13 wins (8 KOs) 5 losses and 2 no contests in 20 bouts.

Professional boxing record
13 Wins (8 knockouts, 5 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions), 2 No Contests[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 48-8 Oliver "Atomic Bull" McCall KO 7 09/12/2006 Hollywood, Florida, United States Diaz knocked out at 2:28 of the seventh round.
Loss 19-0-1 Damian Wills UD 8 08/06/2006 Hollywood, California, United States 71-79, 72-78, 73-77.
No Contest 5-0 Jason "Big Six" Estrada NC 1 13/02/2006 Providence, Rhode Island, United States
No Contest 11-4-1 Derek Berry NC 1 12/11/2005 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 35-2-1 Kirk "Bubba" Johnson TD 5 09/06/2005 Temecula, California, United States 42-49, 42-49, 43-49.
Loss 21-0 Samuel "Nigerian Nightmare" Peter TKO 5 22/01/2005 Miami, Florida, United States USBA Heavyweight Title. Diaz knocked out at 0:54 of the fifth round.
Win 44-4 Vaughn "Shake & Bake" Bean SD 10 12/11/2004 Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States 97-94, 97-94, 94-98.
Win 25-14-1 Marcellus Brown TKO 1 17/09/2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the first round.
Win 37-0 Juan Carlos "Pantera Negra" Gomez TKO 1 13/08/2004 Laredo, Texas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the first round.
Win 17-12-2 Sione Asipeli UD 6 19/06/2004 Reno, Nevada, United States 60-52, 60-52, 60-52.
Win 21-3 Aurelio Perez UD 8 01/05/2004 Miami, Florida, United States 80-72, 80-72, 80-72.
Loss 21-1 Tony "The Tiger" Thompson UD 8 27/03/2004 Stateline, Nevada, United States 72-78, 73-77, 71-79.
Win 12-0-1 "Famous" Michael Simms MD 6 21/02/2004 Reno, Nevada, United States 58-55, 57-55, 56-56.
Win 0-2 Jason Stinson TKO 1 11/12/2003 Lemoore, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the first round.
Win 4-0 Roy Meador TKO 3 05/12/2003 Los Angeles, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the third round.
Win -- Germain Thedford UD 4 13/11/2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 40-35, 40-35, 40-35.
Win 7-1 Andriy Oliynyk TKO 2 01/11/2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Win 1-3-2 Salvador Farnetti KO 2 14/06/2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Farnetti knocked out at 0:26 of the second round.
Win 1-24-1 Juan Ramon Perez TKO 2 28/03/2003 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the second round.
Win 1-23-1 Juan Ramon Perez TKO 5 01/11/2002 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

References
  1. "Columnist Dean Juipe: Yanko Diaz on the road to becoming Cuban superstar". 5 February 2004.
  2. "BoxRec". boxrec.com.
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