Félix Díaz (boxer)
Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman 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.
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 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.
Olympic games results
2004- Lost to Serik Yeleuov 28-16
- Defeated Eduard Hambardzumyan 11-4
- Defeated John Joe Joyce 11-11
- Defeated Morteza Sepahvand 11-6
- Defeated Alexis Vastine 12-10
- Defeated Manus Boonjumnong 12-4
World amateur championships results
- Defeated Su Hsiao Ken RSC 1
- Lost to Masatsugu Kawachi 14-15
Professional career
Professional boxing record
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
23 | Win | 20–3 | ![]() | KO | 2, 2:59 | 16 Mar 2019 | ![]() | |
22 | Loss | 19–3 | ![]() | MD | 10 | 27 Apr 2018 | ![]() | |
21 | Loss | 19–2 | ![]() | 10, 3:00 | 20 May 2017 | ![]() | For WBC, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles | |
20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() | TKO | 6, 1:07 | 16 Dec 2016 | ![]() | |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 16 Jul 2016 | ![]() | |
18 | Loss | 17–1 | ![]() | MD | 12 | 17 Oct 2015 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 11 Apr 2015 | ![]() | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() | MD | 10 | 21 Nov 2014 | ![]() | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() | SD | 8 | 18 Apr 2014 | ![]() | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() | KO | 1, 1:37 | 17 Aug 2013 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3, 0:44 | 8 Jun 2013 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 21 Jul 2012 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 18 May 2012 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 16 Sep 2011 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3, 1:39 | 26 Mar 2011 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | TD | 5, 1:12 | 29 Nov 2010 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2, 2:15 | 21 Aug 2010 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | TKO | 8, 0:35 | 14 Jul 2010 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 12 Mar 2010 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | KO | 3, 1:49 | 23 Jan 2010 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 24 Oct 2009 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1, 1:28 | 18 Sep 2009 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1, 2:11 | 29 Jun 2009 | ![]() |