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Yanqui Díaz

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Yamplier ("Yanqui") Azcuy Díaz (born January 23, 1976, in Pinar del Río) is a former professional heavyweight boxer from Cuba.

Amateur career

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Diaz started boxing at the age of twelve and had 205 amateur fights (191-14). He fought as an amateur for eleven years and was a member of the Cuban national team until he was 25.[1] Diaz fought the Félix Savón twice, and he reportedly scored two knockdowns in the fights, but Savon won both by decision.[citation needed]

Professional career

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On August 13, 2004, Diaz upset highly regarded and undefeated Cuban heavyweight prospect and former cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez with a vicious 1-round TKO. Still in 2004 he scored a victory over former title challenger Vaughn Bean.[citation needed]

However, his ascension was derailed on January 22, 2005, via a 5-round TKO loss to Nigerian power puncher Samuel Peter. He did not manage to score a win ever since, losing four out of his last six fights with two no contests. His last bout was in 2006 December when he was knocked out by former world champion Oliver McCall.[citation needed]

His current professional record stands at 13 wins (8 KOs) 5 losses and 2 no contests in 20 bouts.[citation needed]

Professional boxing record

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13 Wins (8 knockouts, 5 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions), 2 No Contests[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 48-8 United States Oliver "Atomic Bull" McCall KO 7 09/12/2006 Florida Hollywood, Florida, United States Diaz knocked out at 2:28 of the seventh round.
Loss 19-0-1 United States Damian Wills UD 8 08/06/2006 California Hollywood, California, United States 71-79, 72-78, 73-77.
No Contest 5-0 United States Jason Estrada NC 1 13/02/2006 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island, United States
No Contest 11-4-1 United States Derek Berry NC 1 12/11/2005 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 35-2-1 Canada Kirk Johnson TD 5 09/06/2005 California Temecula, California, United States 42-49, 42-49, 43-49.
Loss 21-0 Nigeria Samuel Peter TKO 5 22/01/2005 Florida Miami, Florida, United States USBA Heavyweight Title. Diaz knocked out at 0:54 of the fifth round.
Win 44-4 United States Vaughn Bean SD 10 12/11/2004 Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States 97-94, 97-94, 94-98.
Win 25-14-1 United States Marcellus Brown TKO 1 17/09/2004 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the first round.
Win 37-0 Cuba Juan Carlos Gomez TKO 1 13/08/2004 Texas Laredo, Texas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the first round.
Win 17-12-2 Tonga Sione Asipeli UD 6 19/06/2004 Nevada Reno, Nevada, United States 60-52, 60-52, 60-52.
Win 21-3 Cuba Aurelio Perez UD 8 01/05/2004 Florida Miami, Florida, United States 80-72, 80-72, 80-72.
Loss 21-1 United States Tony Thompson UD 8 27/03/2004 Nevada Stateline, Nevada, United States 72-78, 73-77, 71-79.
Win 12-0-1 United States Michael Simms MD 6 21/02/2004 Nevada Reno, Nevada, United States 58-55, 57-55, 56-56.
Win 0-2 United States Jason Stinson TKO 1 11/12/2003 California Lemoore, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the first round.
Win 4-0 United States Roy Meador TKO 3 05/12/2003 California Los Angeles, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the third round.
Win -- United States Germain Thedford UD 4 13/11/2003 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 40-35, 40-35, 40-35.
Win 7-1 Ukraine Andriy Oliynyk TKO 2 01/11/2003 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Win 1-3-2 United States Salvador Farnetti KO 2 14/06/2003 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Farnetti knocked out at 0:26 of the second round.
Win 1-24-1 Mexico Juan Ramon Perez TKO 2 28/03/2003 Mexico Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the second round.
Win 1-23-1 Mexico Juan Ramon Perez TKO 5 01/11/2002 Mexico Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

References

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  1. ^ "Columnist Dean Juipe: Yanko Diaz on the road to becoming Cuban superstar". 5 February 2004.
  2. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com.
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