On April 27, 2018, a 34-year-old Félix Díaz (19-2, 9 KOs) and Francisco Santana met in the ring.
Díaz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 7 days.
Félix Díaz lost to Francisco Santana via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 19-3.
On May 20, 2017, a 33-year-old Félix Díaz (19-1, 9 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBC, WBO, and The Ring title held by 29-year-old American boxer Terence Crawford (30-0, 21 KOs).
Díaz came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 4 days. Crawford was on a 30-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 10 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Terence Crawford is crowned the new super-lightweight world champion. Crawford improves his record to 31-0 (22 KOs), while Díaz adds a loss to his record at 19-2.
On October 17, 2015, a 31-year-old Félix Díaz (17-0, 8 KOs) and a 31-year-old American boxer Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
Díaz came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 6 days. Peterson was on a -1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 6 days.
Lamont Peterson defeated Félix Díaz via majority decision in the 12-round fight. Peterson improves his record to 34-3-1, while Díaz adds a loss to his record at 17-1.