David Díaz was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on June 7, 1976. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on November 30, 1996 against Marcos Antonio Rodriguez. Díaz defeated Rodriguez via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Díaz got elevated as the WBC lightweight champion at the age of 31 after 35 professional fights, and had his first world-title defense fight against Érik Morales on August 4, 2007. He defeated Morales via 12-round unanimous decision.
Díaz' last fight was a 6th-round KO loss to Hank Lundy at age 35, on August 19, 2011.
Some of David Díaz' best fights have been against Jesús Chávez and Érik Morales (HOFer). For a complete list of Díaz' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of David Díaz".
Díaz has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "David Díaz Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Aug 19, 2011 | 35 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
40 | Jan 28, 2011 | 34 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
39 | Mar 13, 2010 | 33 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Sep 26, 2009 | 33 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
37 | Jun 28, 2008 | 32 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
36 | Mar 15, 2008 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
35 | Aug 04, 2007 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
34 | Aug 12, 2006 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
33 | Jun 16, 2006 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | Mar 17, 2006 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
31 | Dec 10, 2005 | 29 | ![]() | draw | MD 12 |
30 | Oct 21, 2005 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Aug 20, 2005 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
28 | Jun 02, 2005 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
27 | Feb 04, 2005 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
26 | Dec 10, 2004 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
25 | Jul 09, 2004 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
24 | May 15, 2004 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
23 | Jan 30, 2004 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
22 | Dec 12, 2003 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
21 | Sep 13, 2003 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
20 | Jul 18, 2003 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
19 | Jun 06, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Apr 11, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
17 | Feb 07, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Dec 13, 2002 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Oct 17, 2002 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Sep 27, 2002 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Sep 08, 2000 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Sep 09, 1999 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Apr 21, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Feb 27, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
9 | Dec 19, 1998 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | May 05, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 6 |
7 | Mar 14, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
6 | Nov 15, 1997 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Sep 13, 1997 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
4 | Jun 15, 1997 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Feb 22, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
2 | Jan 10, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
1 | Nov 30, 1996 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |