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.
Amateur highlights Member of the 1996 US Olympic Team as a Light Welterweight. His results were: Defeated fan favorite Zab Judah (United States) twice within 8 days Defeated Jacobo Garcia (Virgin Islands) RSC 3 (0:33) Lost to Oktay Urkal (Germany) 6-14 Won Chicago Golden Gloves four times and the National Golden Gloves three times (1993, 1994 and 1996 National Golden Gloves light welterweight champion)
Professional career 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.
Diaz defeated Mexican legend Erik Morales on August 4, 2007, by a controversial unanimous decision to defend his title. 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.
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.Humberto Soto wins decision over star-telegram.com March 13, 2010
Outside the ring 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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes41LossHank LundyKO6 (10), Aug 19, 201140Win36–3–1Robert FrankelMD10Jan 28, 201139Loss35–3–1Humberto SotoUD12Mar 13, 201038Win35–2–1Jesús ChávezMD10Sep 26, 200937Loss34–2–1Manny PacquiaoTKO9 (12), Jun 28, 200836Win34–1–1Ramón Montaño10Mar 15, 200835Win33–1–1Érik MoralesUD12Aug 4, 200734Win32–1–1José Santa CruzTKO10 (12), Aug 12, 200633Win31–1–1Cristian FavelaUD12Jun 16, 200632Win30–1–1Silverio OrtizUD10Mar 17, 200631Draw29–1–1Ramaz Paliani12Dec 10, 200530Win29–1Juan Polo PerezTKO3 (12), Oct 21, 200529Win28–1John TriggUD4Aug 20, 200528Win27–1Tyrone WigginsTKO3 (8), Jun 2, 200527Loss26–1Kendall HoltTKO8 (10), Feb 4, 200526Win26–0Jaime RangelTKO9 (10), Dec 10, 200425Win25–0Jaime MoralesUD8Jul 9, 200424Win24–0Ener JulioTKO10 (10), May 15, 200423Win23–0Emanuel AugustusUD8Jan 30, 200422Win22–0Frankie SanchezUD8Dec 12, 200321Win21–0Juaquin GallardoUD8Sep 13, 200320Win20–0Nelson ManchegoKO1 (10)Jul 18, 200319Win19–0Andre BakerTKO6 (6), Jun 6, 200318Win18–0Franco OgenthoKO1 (10), Apr 11, 200317Win17–0Dillon CarewTKO3 (8)Feb 7, 200316Win16–0Damone WrightTKO4 (6), Dec 13, 200215Win15–0Clifton Woods2 (4), Oct 17, 200214Win14–0Anthony CobbTKO6 (6), Sep 27, 200213Win13–0Steve LarrimoreTKO2Sep 8, 200012Win12–0Mark TangTKO3 (8), Sep 9, 199911Win11–0Rafael SalasTKO4 (6), Apr 21, 199910Win10–0Adam LeibowitzTKO6Feb 27, 19999Win9–0George KellmanUD6Dec 19, 19988Win8–0Alberto Sepulveda6May 5, 19987Win7–0Theon Holland4Mar 14, 19986Win6–0Eduardo CastilloPTS6Nov 15, 19975Win5–0Daniel HernandezUD4Sep 13, 19974Win4–0Troy Crain6Jun 15, 19973Win3–0Jesse BerryUD4Feb 22, 19972Win2–0Mark AndreskeUD4Jan 10, 19971Win1–0Marcos Antonio Rodriguez4Nov 30, 1996
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