Juan Díaz (American boxer)
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| Juan Díaz | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Juan Díaz |
| Nickname | Baby Bull |
| Weight | Lightweight |
| Nationality |  American |
| Birth date | September 17, 1983 |
| Birth place | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Style | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
- This article is about the American boxer. For other uses, see Juan Díaz.
Juan Díaz (born September 17, 1983 in Houston, Texas, United States) is a professional boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. His record is 31-0 (15 KOs). He is the current WBA world lightweight champion.
Díaz made his professional boxing debut 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. Díaz graduated from Contemporary Learning Center in Houston in 2001 [1].
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]
[edit] 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
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e BoxRec.com editors. "Juan Diaz." BoxRec.com. URL accessed 3 August 2006.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by: Lakva Sim |
Lightweight boxing champion (WBA) July 17, 2004–Present |
Incumbent |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Díaz, Juan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diaz, Juan |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American professional boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston, Texas, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
