Joseph Diaz

Joseph Diaz
Personal information
Nationality Mexican-American
Born (1992-11-23) November 23, 1992
South El Monte, California, U.S.
Residence Downey, California, U.S.
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Boxing
Event(s) Featherweight
Turned pro 2012
Coached by Joseph Diaz Sr.
Updated on 29 July 2012.

Joseph Pedroza Diaz Jr. (born November 23, 1992) from South El Monte, California is an American boxer who competed in the 2012 Olympics as a bantamweight[1] and is the current NABF Featherweight Champion.[2]

Career

Prior to the Olympic Trials, Joseph was the two-time reigning national champion at bantamweight.[3] Diaz became the first American boxer to qualify for the 2012 Olympics by becoming a quarter-finalist at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he defeated both 2004 Olympic silver medalist Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand and former world championship bronze medalist Óscar Valdez of Mexico but lost to Lázaro Álvarez.[4] He is left-handed and fights southpaw. As child he played baseball but took up boxing to learn self-defense. He is coached by his father.[5] Díaz was the 2011 U.S. National Champion at Featherweight at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[6] He attended South El Monte High School.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he beat Pavlo Ishchenko but ran into Alvarez in his second fight and lost again. Diaz made his professional debut in 2012 against Vincent Alfaro winning by Unanimous Decision in four rounds and also scored a knockdown in the fourth,then on February 2, 2013 Diaz would go on to fight Jose Ruiz of Puerto Rico and win by TKO on the undercard of Frankie Gomez vs Lanard Lane.

On May 9, 2015, Diaz defeated Giovanni Delgado via unanimous decision on the undercard of the Saul Alvarez vs James Kirkland fight. He stepped up competition against veteran Rene Alvarado in a fight televised on HBO Latino in July 2015 and on Dec. 18, Diaz Jr. defeated Hugo Partida and earned the NABF Featherweight Title.[2] He has since successfully defended his title twice against Jayson Velez and Victor Proa.

Professional boxing record

'22 Wins (13 knockouts), 0 Loss, 0 Draws [7]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 22-0United States Andrew Cancio TKO 9 2016-09-17 United States AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Retained NABF featherweight title
Win 21-0Mexico Victor Proa KO 2 2016-07-30 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California Retained NABF featherweight title
Win 20-0Puerto Rico Jayson Velez UD 10 2016-04-23 United States Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Retained NABF featherweight title
Win 19-0Mexico Hugo Partida TKO 2 2015-12-18 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California Won vacant NABF featherweight title
Win 18-0Mexico Ruben Tamayo UD 10 2015-10-23 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 17-0Nicaragua Rene Alvarado UD 10 2015-07-11 United States LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Win 16-0Mexico Giovanni Delgado UD 10 2015-05-09 United States Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Win 15-0Mexico Juan Luis Hernandez TKO 3 2015-03-06 United States Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California
Win 14-0Mexico Jose Angel Beranza UD 10 2014-12-08 United States Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas
Win 13-0Mexico Roberto Castaneda RTD 4(10) 2014-11-13 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 12-0Mexico Raul Hidalgo TKO 7 2014-09-29 United States State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas
Win 11-0Mexico Ramiro Robles UD 10 2014-07-09 United States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 10-0Mexico Luis Maldonado UD 6 2014-04-26 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California
Win 9-0Puerto Rico Joivany Fuentes TKO 5(8) 2014-03-08 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 8-0Mexico Carlos Rodriguez TKO 7(8) 2013-12-13 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 7-0United States Noel Mendoza KO 3(6) 2013-08-24 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California
Win 6-0Puerto Rico Luis Cosme KO 1(6) 2013-7-20 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 5-0Mexico Rigoberto Casillas RTD 3(6) 2013-06-08 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win 4-0Dominican Republic Eric Gotay TKO 3(6) 2013-05-03 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 3-0Mexico Alberto Cupido UD 6 2013-03-16 Mexico Grand Oasis Resort, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Win 2-0Puerto Rico Jose Ruiz TKO 2(4) 2013-02-02 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 1-0Mexico Vicente Afaro UD 4 2012-12-15 United States LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120515233338/http://www.nbcolympics.com/team-usa/meet-the-team/news=boxing-u-s-men.html. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 "Joseph Diaz Jr. Faces Hugo Partida For NABF Title - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Diaz Jr. - Top Amateur Focuses on London - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  4. ↑ "Diaz Becomes First American to Qualify for London - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  5. ↑ Kevin Baxter (2012-05-07). "Boxer Joseph Diaz Jr.'s biggest motivation is helping his family - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. ↑ "California Leaves Its Mark on The Olympic Trials - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Joseph Diaz Jr - Boxer". Boxrec.com. 1994-08-13. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
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