Félix Díaz (boxer)

Félix Manuel Díaz
Statistics
Real name Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman
Weight(s) Lightweight
Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality Dominican
Born (1983-12-10) December 10, 1983
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 21
Wins 19
Wins by KO 9
Losses 2
Draws 0
No contests 0
Félix Díaz
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Light Welterweight
Pan American Games
2003 S. Domingo Lightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 San Salvador Lightweight

Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman (born 10 December 1983) is a professional boxer from the Dominican Republic who won Olympic Gold in 2008. Díaz Guzman had also won the bronze medal in the same division in 2003, at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.

Amateur career

The aggressive southpaw brawler participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Caribbean country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Lightweight (60 kg) division by 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 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

2004 (as a lightweight)

2008 (as a Light welterweight)[2]

World amateur championships results

2007 (as a Light welterweight)

Professional career

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Diaz beats Athens boxing champ to win lightwelterweight gold". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Five Fights, Five Different Nations Capture Olympic Gold". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Felix Diaz Edges Granados: Marrero, Khytrov Win Big". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Felix Diaz-Adrian Granados Set For November 21". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
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