| David Díaz | |
| Nickname: | Dangerous |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
| Reach: | 69 in |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 41 |
| Wins: | 36 |
| Ko: | 17 |
| Losses: | 4 |
| Draws: | 1 |
David Díaz (born June 7, 1976) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2011, and held the WBC lightweight title from 2007 to 2008.
Diaz accumulated an undefeated record of 26-0 before losing to Kendall Holt by TKO in the 8th round. 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 a rematch against WBO champion Acelino Freitas rather than defend against him – it should nevertheless be noted however, that the lightweight title bout between old foes Casamayor and Freitas never took place because Freitas fought and lost his WBO title to WBA champion Juan Díaz instead.
See main article: article and Manny Pacquiao vs. David Díaz. 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 9th-round TKO earning Pacquiao his fifth world championship in five different weight divisions.[2] [3]
After a lay-off that saw Diaz out of the ring for over a year, he returned to face Jesús Chávez on September 26, 2009. He won the fight by majority decision.
On March 13, 2010, Diaz challenged Humberto Soto for his old WBC lightweight title, which had recently been vacated by Edwin Valero, on the undercard of Pacquiao's fight with Joshua Clottey. Soto defeated Diaz, dropping him in the opening and closing rounds, en route to a unanimous decision victory.[4]
Diaz is involved with mentoring various youth. He is also active in the Mexican-American community of Chicago. In September 2013, he was the Grand Marshal of the 26th Street Mexican Independence Parade in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Earlier in that very same year on February 28, 2013, Diaz endorsed friend and former boxer Bill Evans as a candidate for Cook County Sheriff in 2014.[5]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Loss | 36–4–1 | Hank Lundy | KO | 6 (10), | Aug 19, 2011 | |||
| 40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Robert Frankel | MD | 10 | Jan 28, 2011 | |||
| 39 | Loss | 35–3–1 | Humberto Soto | UD | 12 | Mar 13, 2010 | |||
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Jesús Chávez | MD | 10 | Sep 26, 2009 | |||
| 37 | Loss | 34–2–1 | Manny Pacquiao | TKO | 9 (12), | Jun 28, 2008 | |||
| 36 | Win | 34–1–1 | Ramón Montaño | 10 | Mar 15, 2008 | ||||
| 35 | Win | 33–1–1 | Érik Morales | UD | 12 | Aug 4, 2007 | |||
| 34 | Win | 32–1–1 | José Santa Cruz | TKO | 10 (12), | Aug 12, 2006 | |||
| 33 | Win | 31–1–1 | Cristian Favela | UD | 12 | Jun 16, 2006 | |||
| 32 | Win | 30–1–1 | Silverio Ortiz | UD | 10 | Mar 17, 2006 | |||
| 31 | Draw | 29–1–1 | Ramaz Paliani | 12 | Dec 10, 2005 | ||||
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Juan Polo Perez | TKO | 3 (12), | Oct 21, 2005 | |||
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | John Trigg | UD | 4 | Aug 20, 2005 | |||
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Tyrone Wiggins | TKO | 3 (8), | Jun 2, 2005 | |||
| 27 | Loss | 26–1 | Kendall Holt | TKO | 8 (10), | Feb 4, 2005 | |||
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Jaime Rangel | TKO | 9 (10), | Dec 10, 2004 | |||
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Jaime Morales | UD | 8 | Jul 9, 2004 | |||
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Ener Julio | TKO | 10 (10), | May 15, 2004 | |||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Emanuel Augustus | UD | 8 | Jan 30, 2004 | |||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Frankie Sanchez | UD | 8 | Dec 12, 2003 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Juaquin Gallardo | UD | 8 | Sep 13, 2003 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Nelson Manchego | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 18, 2003 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Andre Baker | TKO | 6 (6), | Jun 6, 2003 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Franco Ogentho | KO | 1 (10), | Apr 11, 2003 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Dillon Carew | TKO | 3 (8) | Feb 7, 2003 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Damone Wright | TKO | 4 (6), | Dec 13, 2002 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Clifton Woods | 2 (4), | Oct 17, 2002 | ||||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Anthony Cobb | TKO | 6 (6), | Sep 27, 2002 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Steve Larrimore | TKO | 2 | Sep 8, 2000 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Mark Tang | TKO | 3 (8), | Sep 9, 1999 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rafael Salas | TKO | 4 (6), | Apr 21, 1999 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Adam Leibowitz | TKO | 6 | Feb 27, 1999 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | George Kellman | UD | 6 | Dec 19, 1998 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Alberto Sepulveda | 6 | May 5, 1998 | ||||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Theon Holland | 4 | Mar 14, 1998 | ||||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Eduardo Castillo | PTS | 6 | Nov 15, 1997 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Daniel Hernandez | UD | 4 | Sep 13, 1997 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Troy Crain | 6 | Jun 15, 1997 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jesse Berry | UD | 4 | Feb 22, 1997 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mark Andreske | UD | 4 | Jan 10, 1997 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Marcos Antonio Rodriguez | 4 | Nov 30, 1996 |