Julio Díaz (born December 24, 1979) is a Mexican former professional boxer who is a Former IBF Lightweight World Champion the brother of boxing trainer Joel Díaz and former world champion Antonio Díaz.
Professional career Diaz captured the IBF interim lightweight title with a win over Ricky Quiles in 2006 and then the full IBF lightweight title with a knockout win over Jesús Chávez in February 2007.
On October 13, 2007, Diaz lost his title to the Mexican American Juan Díaz.Julio Diaz gets back on track at ESPN2's Friday Night Fights card. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved on 2011-05-09. After a third round knockout loss to Keith Thurman in 2014, Diaz announced his retirement.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes51Loss Keith ThurmanRTD3 (12), Apr 26, 201450Loss40–9–1 Shawn PorterUD10Sep 12, 201349Loss40–8–1 Amir KhanUD12Apr 27, 201348Draw40–7–1 Shawn PorterSD10Dec 15, 201247Win40–7 Hector SanchezTKO5 (10), Sep 29, 201146Win39–7 Henry AuradKO5 (10), Jul 28, 201145Loss38–7 Kendall HoltTKO8 (10), May 13, 201144Win38–6 Pavel MirandaTKO8 (10), Jan 29, 201143Win37–6 Hermann NgoudjoUD10May 14, 201042Loss36–6 Victor CayoUD10Jul 31, 200941Loss36–5 Rolando ReyesTKO5 (10), Apr 4, 200940Win36–4 Fernando TrejoUD10Oct 31, 200839Win35–4 David TorresTKO5 (10), Jun 25, 200838Loss34–4 Juan DíazTKO9 (12), Oct 13, 200737Win34–3 Jesús ChávezUD12Feb 3, 200736Win33–3 Ricky QuilesUD12May 18, 200635Win32–3 Russell Stoner JonesKO1 (10), Aug 9, 200534Win31–3 Marco Angel PérezTKO1 (10), Jun 7, 200533Loss30–3 José Luis CastilloTKO10 (12), Mar 5, 200532Win30–2 Javier JáureguiMD12May 13, 200431Win29–2 Courtney BurtonTKO11 (12), Mar 19, 200430Win28–2 Miguel Angel HuertaTKO8 (10), Jun 27, 200329Win27–2 Ernesto ZepedaTKO7 (12), Mar 22, 200328Win26–2 Felix St. KittsTKO4 (10)Nov 23, 200227Win25–2 James CraytonUD10Sep 13, 200226Loss24–2 Juan ValenzuelaTKO1 (10), Apr 26, 200225Win24–1 Verdell SmithRTD8 (10)Jan 18, 200224Loss23–1 Angel ManfredySD12Oct 6, 200123Win23–0 Dairo EsalasKO4 (10), Aug 7, 200122Win22–0 Justo SencionKO9 (12), Apr 28, 200121Win21–0 Bernard HarrisUD10Mar 4, 200120Win20–0 Juan Angel MaciasUD10Jan 21, 200119Win19–0 Eduardo PerezTKO6 (10), Dec 3, 200018Win18–0 Gerardo MijaresTKO3 (8), Oct 8, 200017Win17–0 Awel AbdulaiTKO5 (8), Aug 27, 200016Win16–0 Luis Alfonso LizarragaTKO5 (6), Jun 16, 200015Win15–0 Luis Alfonso LizarragaKO6 (6)May 19, 200014Win14–0 Jose Luis MontesKO2 (4)Mar 25, 200013Win13–0 Alfredo BahenaKO3 (6)Mar 11, 200012Win12–0 Jose ManjarrezUD4Feb 4, 200011Win11–0 Juan Roberto ColinUD6Dec 18, 199910Win10–0 Terry EvansKO5 (?)Dec 3, 19999Win9–0 Ramon AcunaTKO1 (?)Nov 5, 19998Win8–0 Mahan WashingtonUD6Sep 17, 19997Win7–0 Aaron FloresKO3 (4)Aug 27, 19996Win6–0 Juan Antonio GonzalezUD4Aug 20, 19995Win5–0 Faustino SandovalKO1 (4)Aug 6, 19994Win4–0 Francisco MaldonadoKO1 (4), May 7, 19993Win3–0 Oscar JacksonKO2 (4)Apr 17, 19992Win2–0 Juan Pablo RivasTKO3 (4)Mar 6, 19991Win1–0 Carlos RodriguezKO1 (4), Feb 6, 1999
See also List of IBF World Champions List of Lightweight Boxing Champions List of Boxing Families List of Mexican boxing world champions
References
External links Julio Díaz's Official Homepage