Juan Díaz
Career, Record, Stats
Juan Díaz (Baby Bull) is a 41-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion with 3 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. In a career spanning 16 years, 1 month, and 14 days, Díaz amassed a record of 42-4, which includes 21 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Juan Díaz' Boxing Career
Juan Díaz was born in Houston, Texas, U.S. on September 17, 1983. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on June 23, 2000 against Rafael Ortiz. Díaz defeated Ortiz via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Díaz became a world champion at the age of 20 after 24 professional fights. He challenged Lakva Sim for the WBA lightweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBO and IBF lightweight world titles as well.
Díaz' last fight was an 8th-round TKO victory over Cesar Vasquez at age 32, on August 6, 2016.
Some of Juan Díaz' best fights have been against Acelino Freitas, Michael Katsidis, José Cotto, and Paulie Malignaggi. For a complete list of Díaz' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Juan Díaz".
Díaz has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Juan Díaz Losses".
Juan Díaz' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Aug 06, 2016 | 32 |  Cesar Vasquez | win | TKO 8 |
45 | Mar 19, 2016 | 32 | Fernando Garcia | win | TKO 9 |
44 | Sep 06, 2014 | 30 | Carlos Cardenas | win | UD 10 |
43 | Mar 01, 2014 | 30 | Gerardo Robles | win | UD 10 |
42 | Oct 19, 2013 | 30 | Juan Santiago | win | UD 10 |
41 | Aug 17, 2013 | 29 | Adailton De Jesus | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Apr 13, 2013 | 29 | Gerardo Cuevas | win | TKO 6 |
39 | Jul 31, 2010 | 26 | 
Juan Manuel Márquez 36 50-5-1 | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Dec 12, 2009 | 26 | 
Paulie Malignaggi 29 26-3 | loss | UD 12 |
37 | Aug 22, 2009 | 25 |
Paulie Malignaggi 28 26-2 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Feb 28, 2009 | 25 |
Juan Manuel Márquez 35 49-4-1 | loss | TKO 9 |
35 | Sep 06, 2008 | 24 | 
Michael Katsidis 28 23-1 | win | SD 12 |
34 | Mar 08, 2008 | 24 | 
Nate Campbell 36 31-5-1 | loss | SD 12 |
33 | Oct 13, 2007 | 24 | Julio Díaz | win | TKO 9 |
32 | Apr 28, 2007 | 23 | 
Acelino Freitas 31 38-1 | win | RTD 8 |
31 | Nov 04, 2006 | 23 | Fernando Angulo | win | UD 12 |
30 | Jul 15, 2006 | 22 | Randy Suico | win | TKO 9 |
29 | Apr 08, 2006 | 22 | 
José Cotto 28 27-0 | win | UD 12 |
28 | Jul 16, 2005 | 21 | Arthur Cruz | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Jan 21, 2005 | 21 | Billy Irwin | win | TKO 9 |
26 | Nov 04, 2004 | 21 | Julien Lorcy | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jul 17, 2004 | 20 | Lakva Sim | win | UD 12 |
24 | Apr 17, 2004 | 20 | Martin O'Malley | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Nov 22, 2003 | 20 | Joel Perez | win | TKO 6 |
22 | Jul 19, 2003 | 19 | Francisco Lorenzo | win | UD 10 |
21 | May 10, 2003 | 19 | Eleazar Contreras Jr. | win | UD 10 |
20 | Feb 01, 2003 | 19 | John Bailey | win | TKO 7 |
19 | Nov 22, 2002 | 19 | Arthur Cruz | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Oct 19, 2002 | 19 | Roy Delgado | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Aug 24, 2002 | 18 | Peter Nieves | win | UD 10 |
16 | Jul 05, 2002 | 18 | Michael Davis | win | UD 10 |
15 | Apr 27, 2002 | 18 | Nelson Ramon Medina | win | UD 8 |
14 | Feb 15, 2002 | 18 | Juan Carlos Juarez | win | UD 8 |
13 | Nov 10, 2001 | 18 | Rudolfo Lunsford | win | UD 4 |
12 | Sep 01, 2001 | 17 | Ubaldo Hernandez | win | SD 8 |
11 | Jul 27, 2001 | 17 | Scott Buck | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Jun 23, 2001 | 17 | John Trigg | win | UD 6 |
9 | May 19, 2001 | 17 | Carlos Horacio Nevarez | win | KO 1 |
8 | Mar 02, 2001 | 17 | Mahan Washington | win | UD 6 |
7 | Jan 13, 2001 | 17 | Bradley Jensen | win | UD 6 |
6 | Dec 01, 2000 | 17 | Michael Lucero | win | UD 6 |
5 | Nov 10, 2000 | 17 | Antonio Young | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Sep 22, 2000 | 17 | Starr Johnson | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Sep 02, 2000 | 16 | Juan Carlos Alvarez | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Jul 22, 2000 | 16 | Miller Vazquez | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jun 23, 2000 | 16 | Rafael Ortiz | win | TKO 1 |