"Dangerous" David Díaz (born June 7, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is a professional Mexican American boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. His record is 34-1-1 (17 KOs). He is the current WBC lightweight champion.
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 WBO champion Acelino Freitas rather than defend against him. (It should be noted the lightweight title bout between old foes Casamayor and Freitas never took place. Freitas fought and lost his WBO title to WBA champion Juan Diaz instead.)
Diaz defeated Mexican legend Erik Morales on August 4, 2007 by a unanimous decision to defend his title. He's since won a a majority decision over Ramon Montano in a non-title bout on March 15, 2008.
Diaz stated that his scheduled June 28, 2008 showdown with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas is "is the biggest fight of my life. Bigger than when I won the title. Even bigger than beating a legend like Morales."
Amateur Highlights
Member of the 1996 US Olympic Team as a Light Welterweight. His results were:
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)
Had a record of 75-16 in the amateurs
External links
Official Website of David Diaz
Professional boxing record for David Díaz from Boxrec
References
^ Inquirer.net, Pacquiao fight biggest of my life, says Diaz
^ Abs-Cbn Interactive, TV Patrol: Pacquiao at David Diaz magtutuos sa June 28 sa Las Vegas
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