Joel Díaz is a retired Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

, fighting in the Lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 division. He is currently considered one of the best trainers in boxing. He is also the brother of former World Champions Antonio Díaz

Antonio Díaz

José Antonio Dí­az is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He's the former International Boxing Association Light Welterweight and WBO Latino Light Middleweight Champion...

 and Julio Díaz

Julio Díaz

Julio Díaz is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. A former IBF lightweight champion, he is also the brother of boxing trainer Joel Díaz and former World Champion Antonio Díaz.-Professional career:Diaz captured the IBF lightweight interim title with a win over Ricky...

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Professional career

In August of 1992, Díaz beat the former IBF

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

 Champion Julio César Borboa

Julio César Borboa

Julio César Borboa García was a Mexican boxer in the Super Flyweight division. He is a former NABF and the IBF Super Flyweight Champion.-Professional career:...

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IBF Lightweight Championship

On October 19, 1996, Joel lost a twelve round decision to undefeated IBF Lightweight champion Philip Holiday

Philip Holiday

Philip James Holiday is a professional boxer in the junior middleweight division. Holiday turned pro in 1991 and captured the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title in 1995 with a win over Miguel Julio...

 in Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

His last bout ever would be a knockout win over the veteran Jose Luis Montes.

Training career

Díaz has worked as a trainer for years. Some of the notable fighters who have trained under Daíz include, Antonio Díaz

Antonio Díaz

José Antonio Dí­az is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He's the former International Boxing Association Light Welterweight and WBO Latino Light Middleweight Champion...

, Julio Díaz

Julio Díaz

Julio Díaz is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. A former IBF lightweight champion, he is also the brother of boxing trainer Joel Díaz and former World Champion Antonio Díaz.-Professional career:Diaz captured the IBF lightweight interim title with a win over Ricky...

, Timothy Bradley

Timothy Bradley

Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...

, Abner Mares

Abner Mares

Abner Mares Martínez is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Bantamweight division. Abner medaled repeatedly in international amateur tournaments for Mexico. Mares grew up in the city of Hawaiian Gardens, California.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Mares compiled a record of 112-8 with 84...

, and Vicente Escobedo

Vicente Escobedo

Vicente Escobedo is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:As an amateur Escobedo boxed out of the Woodland Boxing Club....

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Boxers Trained

• Antonio Díaz
  Antonio Díaz
  José Antonio Dí­az is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He's the former International Boxing Association Light Welterweight and WBO Latino Light Middleweight Champion...
  
  
• Julio Díaz
  Julio Díaz
  Julio Díaz is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. A former IBF lightweight champion, he is also the brother of boxing trainer Joel Díaz and former World Champion Antonio Díaz.-Professional career:Diaz captured the IBF lightweight interim title with a win over Ricky...
  
  
• Timothy Bradley
  Timothy Bradley
  Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...
  
  
• Abner Mares
  Abner Mares
  Abner Mares Martínez is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Bantamweight division. Abner medaled repeatedly in international amateur tournaments for Mexico. Mares grew up in the city of Hawaiian Gardens, California.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Mares compiled a record of 112-8 with 84...
  
  
• Vicente Escobedo
  Vicente Escobedo
  Vicente Escobedo is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:As an amateur Escobedo boxed out of the Woodland Boxing Club....
  
  

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