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.
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| Born | Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman 10 December 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career edit
The aggressive Southpaw brawler participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Caribbean country. There he lost 28:16 in the first round of the Lightweight (60 kg) division to 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 after a controversial bout against Vastine, 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 edit
2004 (as a lightweight)
- Lost to Serik Yeleuov (Kazakhstan) 28-16
2008 (as a Light welterweight)[2]
- Defeated Eduard Hambardzumyan (Armenia) 11-4
- Defeated John Joe Joyce (Ireland) 11-11
- Defeated Morteza Sepahvand (Iran) 11-6
- Defeated Alexis Vastine (France) 12-10
- Defeated Manus Boonjumnong (Thailand) 12-4
World amateur championships results edit
2007 (as a Light welterweight)
- Defeated Su Hsiao Ken (Chinese Taipei) RSC 1
- Lost to Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) 14-15
Díaz ended his amateur career with a record of 280–40.
Professional career edit
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 edit
| 23 fights | 20 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 10 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 23 | Win | 20–3 |  Abrahan Peralta
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KO | 2 (10), 2:59 | 16 Mar 2019 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 22 | Loss | 19–3 |  Francisco Santana
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MD | 10 | 27 Apr 2018 | KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky, US
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| 21 | Loss | 19–2 | Terence Crawford
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RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 20 May 2017 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
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| 20 | Win | 19–1 |  Levis Morales
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TKO | 6 (10), 1:07 | 16 Dec 2016 | Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Sammy Vasquez
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UD | 10 | 16 Jul 2016 | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, US
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| 18 | Loss | 17–1 | Lamont Peterson
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MD | 12 | 17 Oct 2015 | EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Virginia, US
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Gabriel Bracero
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UD | 10 | 11 Apr 2015 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Adrian Granados
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MD | 10 | 21 Nov 2014 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Emmanuel Lartei Lartey
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SD | 8 | 18 Apr 2014 | Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, US
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Edgar Llanes
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KO | 1 (10), 1:37 | 17 Aug 2013 | El San Juan Resort and Casino, Isla Verse, Puerto Rico
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ricardo Veras
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TKO | 3 (10), 0:44 | 8 Jun 2013 | Polideportivo San Martin de Porre, La Romana, Dominican Republic
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Wilfredo Acuna
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UD | 6 | 21 Jul 2012 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Javier Perez
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UD | 8 | 18 May 2012 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Larry Smith
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UD | 8 | 16 Sep 2011 | Texas Station Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Andrey Berdyshev
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TKO | 3 (8), 1:39 | 26 Mar 2011 | DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Edinson Garcia
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TD | 5 (8), 1:12 | 29 Nov 2010 | Coliseo Pepe Mayen, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Alex Perez
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TKO | 2 (8), 2:15 | 21 Aug 2010 | Polideportivo Fabio Gonzalez, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Broderick Antoine
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TKO | 8 (8), 0:35 | 14 Jul 2010 | Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Orlando Membreno
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UD | 6 | 12 Mar 2010 | Sosua Bay Grand Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Bronislav Kubin
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KO | 3 (6), 1:49 | 23 Jan 2010 |  Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Vyacheslav Yakovenko
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UD | 4 | 24 Oct 2009 | Sverdlovsk Film Studio, Ekaterinburg, Russia
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Omar Brown
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TKO | 1 (4), 1:28 | 18 Sep 2009 | Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, US
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Hugo Pacheco
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:11 | 29 Jun 2009 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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References edit
- ^ "Diaz beats Athens boxing champ to win lightwelterweight gold". GMA News Online. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Five Fights, Five Different Nations Capture Olympic Gold". Boxingscene.com. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Felix Diaz Edges Granados: Marrero, Khytrov Win Big". Boxingscene.com. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Felix Diaz-Adrian Granados Set For November 21". Boxingscene.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Félix Díaz from BoxRec (registration required)
- Yahoo! Sports
- PanAm 2007