David Diaz

Statistics
Real name	David Diaz
Nickname(s)	Dangerous
Rated at	Lightweight
Height	5 ft. 6 in. (167 cm.)
Nationality	American
Birth date	June 7, 1976 (1976-06-07) (age 33)
Birth place	Chicago, Illinois
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	38
Wins	35
Wins by KO	17
Losses	2
Draws	1

David "Dangerous" Díaz (born June 7, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. His record is 34-2-1 (17 KOs). He has no relation to Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz, another lightweight boxer and former world champion.

[edit] Professional career

Diaz accumulated a record of 26-0 before losing his first bout to Kendall Holt via 8th round technical knockout. He defeated José Armando Santa Cruz for the interim title on August 12, 2006. On February 20, 2007, Diaz was awarded the title when Joel Casamayor, the champion at the time, was stripped of the title for signing to fight WBO champion Acelino Freitas rather than defend against him. (It should be noted the lightweight title bout between old foes Casamayor and Freitas never took place. Freitas fought and lost his WBO title to WBA champion Juan Diaz instead.)

Diaz defeated Mexican legend Erik Morales on August 4, 2007 by a controversial unanimous decision to defend his title.^[1] On June 28, 2008, Diaz lost his title to Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas via ninth-round knockout earning Pacquiao his fifth world championship in five different weight divisions.^[2][3]

After laying off boxing for more than a year, Diaz returned to the ring on September 26, 2009. He took on Jesus Chavez and won by majority decision.

[edit] Amateur Highlights

• Member of the 1996 US Olympic Team as a Light Welterweight. His results were:
  • Defeated Jacobo Garcia (Virgin Islands) RSC 3 (0:33)
  • Lost to Oktay Urkal (Germany) 6-14

• Won Chicago Golden Gloves four times and the National Golden Gloves three times (1993, 1994 and 1996 National Golden Gloves light welterweight champion)
• Had a record of 75-16 in the amateurs

[edit] External links

• Official Website of David Diaz
• Professional boxing record for David Diaz from Boxrec
• boxen-artur.de – Encyclopedia

[edit] References

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