Gamaliel Díaz Magaña (born 14 February 1981) is a Mexican professional
boxer who held the
WBC super featherweight title from 2012 to 2013.
Professional career
In December 2005, Díaz upset the undefeated
Mexican American future champion,
Robert Guerrero, to win the
NABF Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...
Championship. He was defeated by Guerrero in a rematch by 6th round knockout.
He defeated future champion
Elio Rojas
Elio Enai Rojas (born September 25, 1982) is a Dominican Republican professional boxer.
Amateur Highlights
1999- Gold Medal in the Battle of Carabobo and Cheo Aponte Tournament.
Elio Rojas solidified his status as a World Class Boxer in 2000 ...
by split decision, handing the Dominican fighter his first loss, in a WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator. On December 15, 2007, he faced WBC Featherweight champion
Jorge Linares
Jorge Luis Linares Palencia (born 22 August 1985) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He has held world championships in three weight classes, including the WBC featherweight title from 2007 to 2008; the WBA super featherweight title from 20 ...
, but was defeated by 8th round knockout.
On October 11, 2008 Gamaliel lost to
Interim WBC Super Featherweight Champion,
Mexican Humberto Soto
Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa (born May 11, 1980), best known as Humberto Soto, is a Mexican professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for over 20 years, he is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC super featherwei ...
. The bout was at the Auditorio Centenario in
Torreón
Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340. The metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734, making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in ...
,
Coahuila, Mexico.
After scoring 13 consecutive victories, Diaz challenged WBC Super Featherweight champion
Takahiro Ao in his hometown of
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, on December 27, 2012. As an underdog, he defeated the Japanese champion in a 12 round unanimous decision to claim the title.. Diaz lost the title in his first defense against Japanese boxer Takashi Miura.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world super-featherweight boxing champions
This is a list of Super featherweight boxing champions, as recognized by boxing organizations:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA).
* The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 19 ...
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accre ...
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
Boxers from Michoacán
Featherweight boxers
Super-featherweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
World Boxing Council champions
World super-featherweight boxing champions
20th-century Mexican people
21st-century Mexican people