Pedro Diaz (boxing)
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Born | 26 November 1962 Santa Clara, Cuba |
Pedro Diaz, (born November 26, 1962 in Santa Clara, Cuba), is a Cuban American boxing trainer and entrepreneur. As an amateur boxing trainer, Diaz worked with the Cuban national team for four Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.[1] He also worked with the Dominican Republic for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. As a professional boxing trainer, Diaz trains a stable of boxers and MMA fighters,[2] including Roamer Alexis Angulo, Ivan Baranchyk, Xu Can, Miguel Cotto,[3] Filip Hrgovic, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Tyrone Spong, and Vitor Belfort.
Early life and Cuba[]
Before becoming a boxing trainer, Diaz trained under Alcides Sagarra and was an accomplished amateur boxer.[4] He attended the Cuban Sports University specializing in boxing, and in 1999 he earned the title of Doctor in Pedagogical Sciences.[4]
America and professional boxing[]
In 2010 Diaz moved to the United States and continued training boxers and UFC fighters as well.[5] Diaz trained boxers for notable fights such as Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto,[6] 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,[7] and Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk, which won the 2020 boxing fight of the year by CBS and USA Today Sports.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Cuban boxing trainers