Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman (born 10 December 1983) is a Dominican
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
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
The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America.
Al ...
.
Amateur career
The aggressive
Southpaw brawler participated in the
2004 Summer Olympics for his native Caribbean country. There he lost 28:16 in the first round of the
Lightweight (60 kg) division to Kazakhstan's eventual bronze medalist
Serik Yeleuov
Serik Samatovich Yeleuov (born 15 December 1980) is a Kazakhstani boxer who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight (– 60 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the final bout, he defeated Iran's Mohamed Asheri. Yeleuov q ...
.
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 after a controversial bout against
Vastine, sensationally won Gold against reigning champion
Manus Boonjumnong of
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
. It was the nation's second ever Olympic gold after
Félix Sánchez in 2004 and the second boxing medal after
Pedro Nolasco
Pedro Nolasco (February 2, 1962 – September 15, 1995) was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
This was the first Olympic medal of the Dom ...
won a bronze in Los Angeles in 1984.
Olympic games results
2004 (as a lightweight)
*Lost to
Serik Yeleuov
Serik Samatovich Yeleuov (born 15 December 1980) is a Kazakhstani boxer who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight (– 60 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the final bout, he defeated Iran's Mohamed Asheri. Yeleuov q ...
(Kazakhstan) 28-16
2008 (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated
Eduard Hambardzumyan (Armenia) 11-4
*Defeated
John Joe Joyce (Ireland) 11-11
*Defeated
Morteza Sepahvand
Morteza Sepahvand ( fa, مرتضی سپهوند , born 7 August 1979) is an Iranian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at junior welterweight. He was born in Khorramabad.
At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to Olympic Gold medalist Ma ...
(Iran) 11-6
*Defeated
Alexis Vastine
Alexis Vastine (17 November 1986 – 9 March 2015) was a French boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight division. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfina ...
(France) 12-10
*Defeated
Manus Boonjumnong (Thailand) 12-4
World amateur championships results
2007 (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated Su Hsiao Ken (Chinese Taipei) RSC 1
*Lost to
Masatsugu Kawachi
is a Japanese boxer best known to win Bronze at the 2007 world championships at light welterweight.
Career
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he sensationally upset Olympic champion Manus Boonjumnong in the first round before being m ...
(Japan) 14-15
Díaz ended his amateur career with a record of 280-40.
Professional career
He turned pro in 2009. As a professional, he won a
majority decision
A majority decision (MD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking. In a majority decision, two of the three judges agree on whi ...
against
Adrian Granados for the
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation ...
Central American Boxing Federation title.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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Yahoo! Sports
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1983 births
Lightweight boxers
Light-welterweight boxers
Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of the Dominican Republic
Olympic gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Sportspeople from Santo Domingo
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Living people
Dominican Republic male boxers
20th-century Dominican Republic people
21st-century Dominican Republic people