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Félix Díaz
Félix Díaz
Born	Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman; 10 December 1983 (age 41); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light welterweight; Welterweight;
Height	5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
	Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	20
Wins by KO	10
Losses	3
Men's amateur boxing
Representing the Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games

Félix Manuel Díaz Guzman (born 10 December 1983) is a Dominican professional boxer 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.

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.

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. It was the nation's second ever Olympic gold after Félix Sánchez in 2004 and the second boxing medal after Pedro Nolasco won a bronze in Los Angeles in 1984.^[1]

Olympic games results

2004 (as a lightweight)

Lost to Serik Yeleuov (Kazakhstan) 28-16

2008 (as a Light welterweight)^[2]

Defeated Eduard Hambardzumyan (Armenia) 11-4
Defeated John Joe Joyce (Ireland) 11-11
Defeated Morteza Sepahvand (Iran) 11-6
Defeated Alexis Vastine (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 (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 against Adrian Granados for the World Boxing Council Central American Boxing Federation title.^[3]^[4]

Professional boxing record

23 fights	20 wins	3 losses
By knockout	10	1
By decision	10	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
23	Win	20–3	Abrahan Peralta	KO	2 (10), 2:59	16 Mar 2019	Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
22	Loss	19–3	Francisco Santana	MD	10	27 Apr 2018	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky, US
21	Loss	19–2	Terence Crawford	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	20 May 2017	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US	For WBC, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles
20	Win	19–1	Levis Morales	TKO	6 (10), 1:07	16 Dec 2016	Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19	Win	18–1	Sammy Vasquez	UD	10	16 Jul 2016	Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, US
18	Loss	17–1	Lamont Peterson	MD	12	17 Oct 2015	EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Virginia, US
17	Win	17–0	Gabriel Bracero	UD	10	11 Apr 2015	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US
16	Win	16–0	Adrian Granados	MD	10	21 Nov 2014	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
15	Win	15–0	Emmanuel Lartei Lartey	SD	8	18 Apr 2014	Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, US
14	Win	14–0	Edgar Llanes	KO	1 (10), 1:37	17 Aug 2013	El San Juan Resort and Casino, Isla Verse, Puerto Rico
13	Win	13–0	Ricardo Veras	TKO	3 (10), 0:44	8 Jun 2013	Polideportivo San Martin de Porre, La Romana, Dominican Republic
12	Win	12–0	Wilfredo Acuna	UD	6	21 Jul 2012	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US
11	Win	11–0	Javier Perez	UD	8	18 May 2012	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US
10	Win	10–0	Larry Smith	UD	8	16 Sep 2011	Texas Station Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada, US
9	Win	9–0	Andrey Berdyshev	TKO	3 (8), 1:39	26 Mar 2011	DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
8	Win	8–0	Edinson Garcia	TD	5 (8), 1:12	29 Nov 2010	Coliseo Pepe Mayen, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
7	Win	7–0	Alex Perez	TKO	2 (8), 2:15	21 Aug 2010	Polideportivo Fabio Gonzalez, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
6	Win	6–0	Broderick Antoine	TKO	8 (8), 0:35	14 Jul 2010	Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
5	Win	5–0	Orlando Membreno	UD	6	12 Mar 2010	Sosua Bay Grand Casino, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
4	Win	4–0	Bronislav Kubin	KO	3 (6), 1:49	23 Jan 2010	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Vyacheslav Yakovenko	UD	4	24 Oct 2009	Sverdlovsk Film Studio, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2	Win	2–0	Omar Brown	TKO	1 (4), 1:28	18 Sep 2009	Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, US
1	Win	1–0	Hugo Pacheco	TKO	1 (6), 2:11	29 Jun 2009	Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic