José Antonio Díaz (born June 13, 1976) is a Mexican professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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. He's the former International Boxing Association
light welterweight and
WBO Latino
light middleweight champion. Antonio is the brother of boxing trainer
Joel Díaz and former
IBF
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lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight ...
champion
Julio Díaz.
Professional career
Among his 11 title defenses, Díaz holds wins over champions like
Cory Spinks
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,
Ivan Robinson
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Background
Born and raise ...
,
Micky Ward
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,
Ahmed Santos, and Omar Gabriel Weis. His only losses have been to
Juan Lazcano
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,
Victor Ortiz
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,
Shane Mosley
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and
Antonio Margarito
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.
See also
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List of boxing families
This is a list of boxing families with two or more notable boxers. Many families have had multiple members become famous in the sport of boxing, with some having held multiple world titles. While this does not have extensive details, their highes ...
References
External links
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People from Jiquilpan, Michoacán
Boxers from Michoacán
Light-middleweight boxers
Welterweight boxers
Light-welterweight boxers
1976 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
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