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Juan Díaz | |
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| Born | Juan Díaz September 17, 1983 |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Other names | Baby Bull |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Juan Díaz (born September 17, 1983 in Huichuca, Guerrero, Mexico) is a professional boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. His record is 32-0 (16 KOs). He is the current unifed WBA & WBO world lightweight champion.
Amateur
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.
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 WBC 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] Since then, Díaz has defended the title five times.[1] His most notable defense was on April 8, 2006 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 successfuly 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.
Personal Life
Díaz graduated from Contemporary Learning Center in Houston in 2001 [1]. He currently is a junior at the University of Houston - Downtown where he is a Political Science major.
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
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e BoxRec.com editors. "Juan Diaz." BoxRec.com. URL accessed 3 August 2006.
External links