LAS VEGAS — Floyd Diaz is no longer “Cash Flow.” The 23-year-old bantamweight, once nicknamed by Floyd Mayweather, has moved on from the moniker that followed him since childhood.
“I feel like I grew out of that,” Diaz said. “It definitely was something that part of my life and obviously something you can’t forget.”
Now fighting under Zuffa Boxing, the first boxer to sign with the promotion, Diaz (14-0, 3 KOs) returns to the ring Sunday at the Chelsea inside the Cosmopolitan. The event, Zuffa Boxing 8, is headlined by lightweights Edwin De Los Santos and Jose Valenzuela.
Diaz made his Zuffa debut in January at the Meta Apex, beating Guillermo Gutierrez by decision. He called the experience “making history.”
“Getting on the first card for Zuffa was amazing,” Diaz said. “It’s making history. It’s like the first-ever UFC 1. The goal now is to be the first-ever bantamweight Zuffa world champion.”
Diaz first gained attention as a 6-year-old on HBO’s “24/7” program, hitting mitts with Roger Mayweather. That led to his nickname and a spot in Mayweather’s camp. But after Top Rank declined to extend his contract following a win over Mario Hernandez on Sept. 27, 2024 at Madison Square Garden’s Theater, Diaz spent 15 months inactive. He worked door-to-door sales and retail to make ends meet.
“Would I have liked to fight then while I was biding my time? Maybe,” Diaz said. “But we waited for the perfect time. The opportunity came when it was supposed to. It was all God’s timing.”
Diaz, a Las Vegas native with more than 200 amateur bouts, signed with Zuffa through manager Edwin McCoy. He has trained at UFC’s Performance Institute ahead of Sunday’s bout against Andres Teran (18-2, 13 KOs).
As for a new nickname, Diaz is open to suggestions. “I’ll let the people decide,” he said. “And if something else that I feel like I like comes about, or my team and I, we come together or something, then we’ll probably go with it.”
