Policarpo "Poli" Díaz Arevalo (born November 21, 1967) is a Spanish former professional
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who competed from 1986 to 2001. He held the
European
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lightweight
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title from 1988 to 1991, and challenged for the unified
WBA,
WBC and
IBF lightweight title in 1991.
In July 1991, he fought for the lightweight world championship against
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker Sr. (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, ligh ...
, but he was defeated by decision after 12 rounds. Before this fight, Diaz had 32 wins and 0 losses, and 28 KO's after being eight times European champion.
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1967 births
Spanish male boxers
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European Boxing Union champions
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20th-century Spanish sportsmen
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