Pedro Diaz (boxing)
Pedro Diaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1962 Santa Clara, Cuba |
| Occupation | Boxing trainer |
Pedro Diaz (born November 26, 1962, in Santa Clara, Cuba) is a Cuban-American boxing trainer and founder of Mundo Boxing [1] a training facility for professional, amateur boxers and MMA fighters. His record as a trainer is 127 wins, including 20 World Titles, and 18 losses. As an amateur boxing trainer, Diaz worked with the Cuban national team for four Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.[2] He also worked with the Dominican Republic for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 where they won the countries first ever Gold Medal in Boxing and 2nd Gold medal. As a professional boxing trainer, Diaz trains a stable of boxers and MMA fighters,[3] including Roamer Alexis Angulo, Ivan Baranchyk, Xu Can, Miguel Cotto,[4] Filip Hrgovic, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Tyrone Spong, and Vitor Belfort.
Early life and Cuba[edit]
Before becoming a boxing trainer, Diaz trained under Alcides Sagarra and was an accomplished amateur boxer.[5] He attended the Cuban Sports University specializing in boxing, and in 1999 he earned the title of Doctor in Pedagogical Sciences.[5]
America and professional boxing[edit]
In 2010 Diaz moved to the United States and continued training boxers and UFC fighters as well.[6] Diaz trained boxers for notable fights such as Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto,[7] Nonito Donaire vs Guillermo Rigondeaux, Vasyl Lomachenko vs Guillermo Rigondeaux, which was the first time two dual Olympic gold medalist fought on a professional stage,[8] and Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk, which won the 2020 boxing fight of the year by CBS and USA Today Sports.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "MundoBoxing". Mundo Boxing. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Best I Trained: Pedro Diaz". The Ring. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Pedro Diaz in Contact With His Stable, Ensures They Stay in Shape". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Trainer Pedro Diaz has brought Miguel Cotto back to basis". ESPN.com. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ a b "Best I Trained: Pedro Diaz". The Ring. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ Holland, Jesse (2013-04-30). "UFC on FX 8: Watch bizarre Vitor Belfort training video for Luke Rockhold fight on May 18 in Brazil". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "Pedro Díaz the unknown Cuban factor in Floyd Mayweather v Miguel Cotto". the Guardian. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Dual gold medalists Vasyl Lomachenko, Guillermo Rigondeaux to meet, make history Dec. 9 in New York". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "Best of Boxing in 2020: CBS Sports highlights winners of Fighter, Knockout and Fight of the year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "2020 Boxing Junkie Awards: Fight of the Year". Boxing Junkie. 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2021-02-01.