Undefeated Golden Boy prospect Cesar Diaz, who died in a violent car crash, would've been 27 this year

Undefeated boxing prospect Cesar Diaz died in an unfortunate car crash at the age of 20 in November 2017. The Mexican stand out was promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden boy promotions.

Diaz lost control of his red 2016 Honda Accord in the 50th Street East south of Avenue L, Palmdale, California while travelling with a female passenger. The 20-year-old reportedly crashed into a tree and was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled over. Sandoval was pronounced dead on the spot at 8:17 p.m. PT, as per Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Det. Eduardo Saucedo.

The female passenger, in her 20s, was taken to the Antelope Valley Hospital with multiple fractures.

A statement from Golden Boy Promotions read as follows:

“Everyone at Golden Boy Promotions is heartbroken over the passing of Cesar Diaz over Thanksgiving weekend. As talented and aggressive as he was in the ring, anyone who met Cesar knew how kind and nice he was outside of it. Our thoughts and prayers are with Cesar’s girlfriend who remains in critical condition and his entire family.”

Nicknamed 'Power Ranger', Diaz began fighting at 9 and would have turned 27 this year.

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An abrupt end to the promising career of Cesar Diaz

At 5-foot-9, Cesar Diaz Sandoval was blessed with exceptional height for his 122 lbs frame. A native of Aguascalientes, Mexico, Sandoval compiled an amateur 104-11 record, with wins over future Olympians Shakur Stevenson and Carlos Balderas.

Sandoval turned pro in 2016, scoring six knockouts in seven outings within the next year. After his stoppage win over Pedro Melo in November 2017, his manager Joel Diaz knew that his fighter was ready to headline cards. The revered Indio trainer contacted Golden Boy Promotions to discuss Diaz's promising career which ended all to suddenly the next day.

Joel Diaz received a call from Cesar's trainer Samuel Contreras at around midnight on Friday but ignored it deeming it an accidental dial. Diaz woke up to see a text from Contreras who wanted to contact him over phone and finally learnt about the terrible news on Saturday morning. The trainer, who had a 20-year-old son of his own, said:

“It’s hard. Just looking at the situation, it’s hard. But we have to deal with it. It already happened. There’s nothing we can do about it. It’s a really big loss.” h/t desertsun.com