Daniel Diaz (boxer)

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Daniel Diaz is a professional boxer from Nicaragua.

Diaz lost to Koki Kameda for the World Boxing Association bantamweight title. [1]

World Boxing Association organization

The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA) is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the IBF, WBC, and WBO. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by thirteen state representatives as the NBA, in 1962 it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity worldwide, and began to gain other nations as members.

Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports.

Diaz defeated former world title challenger Roberto Marroquin. [2] He also holds a win over Timur Shailezov. [3]

Roberto Marroquin is a Mexican American boxer in the super bantamweight division and he is signed to Bob Arum's Top Rank.

Timur Shailezov is a professional boxer from Kyrgyzstan.

Diaz has lost to Andrés Gutiérrez. [4]

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References

BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional boxers, both male and female. It also maintains a MediaWiki-based encyclopaedia of boxing.