David Díaz (36-4-1, 17) was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on June 7, 1976. At the age of 20 years on November 30, 1996, he made his professional boxing debut against Marcos Antonio Rodriguez, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
Díaz was elevated as the WBC lightweight world champion at the age of 31 years and had his first title defense fight against Érik Morales on August 4, 2007. He successfully defended the title, winning the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
Díaz' last fight was a 6th-round KO loss to Hank Lundy at age 35 on August 19, 2011. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of David Díaz' best fights have been against Érik Morales, Jesús Chávez and Humberto Soto.
Díaz has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Aug 19, 2011 35 years, 2 months 36-4-1 (17) | 27 years, 7 months 20-1-1 (10) | LT | 6 | KO | LOSS |
40 | Jan 28, 2011 34 years, 7 months 36-3-1 (17) | Robert Frankel | 10 | MD | WIN | |
39  | Mar 13, 2010 33 years, 9 months 35-3-1 (17) | 29 years, 10 months 49-7-2 (32) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC Vacant |
38  | Sep 26, 2009 33 years, 3 months 35-2-1 (17) | 36 years, 10 months 44-5 (30) | 10 | MD | WIN | |
37  | Jun 28, 2008 32 years 34-2-1 (17) | 29 years, 6 months 46-3-2 (34) | LT | 9 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
36 | Mar 15, 2008 31 years, 9 months 34-1-1 (17) | Ramón Montaño | 10 | MD | WIN | |
35  | Aug 4, 2007 31 years, 1 months 33-1-1 (17) | 30 years, 11 months 48-5 (34) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
34 | Aug 12, 2006 30 years, 2 months 32-1-1 (17) | José Santa Cruz | LT | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Interim |
33 | Jun 16, 2006 30 years 31-1-1 (16) | Cristian Favela | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
32 | Mar 17, 2006 29 years, 9 months 30-1-1 (16) | Silverio Ortiz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Dec 10, 2005 29 years, 6 months 29-1-1 (16) | Ramazan Paliani | LT | 12 | MD | DRAW |
30 | Oct 21, 2005 29 years, 4 months 29-1 (16) | Juan Polo Perez | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
29 | Aug 20, 2005 29 years, 2 months 28-1 (15) | John Trigg | 4 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Jun 2, 2005 28 years, 11 months 27-1 (15) | Tyrone Wiggins | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
27  | Feb 4, 2005 28 years, 7 months 26-1 (14) | 23 years, 7 months 17-1 (11) | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
26 | Dec 10, 2004 28 years, 6 months 26-0 (14) | Jaime Rangel | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Jul 9, 2004 28 years, 1 months 25-0 (13) | Jaime Morales | 8 | UD | WIN | |
24 | May 15, 2004 27 years, 11 months 24-0 (13) | Ener Julio | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Jan 30, 2004 27 years, 7 months 23-0 (12) | Emanuel Augus | 8 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Dec 12, 2003 27 years, 6 months 22-0 (12) | Frankie Sanchez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Sep 13, 2003 27 years, 3 months 21-0 (12) | Juaquin Gallardo | 8 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Jul 18, 2003 27 years, 1 months 20-0 (12) | Nelson Manchego | 1 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Jun 6, 2003 26 years, 11 months 19-0 (11) | Andre Baker | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Apr 11, 2003 26 years, 10 months 18-0 (10) | Franco Ogentho | 1 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Feb 7, 2003 26 years, 8 months 17-0 (9) | Dillon Carew | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Dec 13, 2002 26 years, 6 months 16-0 (8) | Damone Wright | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Oct 17, 2002 26 years, 4 months 15-0 (7) | Clifton Woods | 2 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Sep 27, 2002 26 years, 3 months 14-0 (6) | Anthony Cobb | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Sep 8, 2000 24 years, 3 months 13-0 (5) | Steve Larrimore | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 9, 1999 23 years, 3 months 12-0 (4) | Mark Tang | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Apr 21, 1999 22 years, 10 months 11-0 (3) | Rafael Salas | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 27, 1999 22 years, 8 months 10-0 (2) | Adam Leibowitz | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Dec 19, 1998 22 years, 6 months 9-0 (1) | George Kellman | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 5, 1998 21 years, 10 months 8-0 (1) | Alberto Sepulveda | 6 | SD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 14, 1998 21 years, 9 months 7-0 (1) | Theon Holland | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 15, 1997 21 years, 5 months 6-0 (0) | Eduardo Castillo | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Sep 13, 1997 21 years, 3 months 5-0 (0) | Daniel Hernandez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jun 15, 1997 21 years 4-0 (0) | Troy Crain | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Feb 22, 1997 20 years, 8 months 3-0 (0) | Jesse Berry | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jan 10, 1997 20 years, 7 months 2-0 (0) | Mark Andreske | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Nov 30, 1996 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Marcos Antonio Rodriguez | 4 | UD | WIN |
