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The 25-year-old fighter was taking a beating from Delvin Rodriguez on Wednesday night at Municipal Auditorium when he collapsed on his stool before the 11th round.
Ron Katz, a matchmaker for Star Boxing, which promoted the fight, told the Associated Press that Diaz was in a coma and not breathing on his own after the surgery.
"My understanding is they had to remove on the left side a part of his cranium to get the swelling down," said Katz, citing information he said came from promoter Donna Brooks. Katz said Brooks was at University Hospital in San Antonio with Diaz.
Katz said Diaz's vital signs, including blood pressure and temperature, were good.
"It's touch-and-go, very critical," Katz said. "But the doctor, from what I've gathered from Donna, was optimistic."
Katz said injuries like Diaz' are usually career-ending. He came into the fight for the USBA welterweight championship with a 26-2 record and 12 knockouts.
In mixed martial arts news:
* Former MMA light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has been hospitalized for a mental-health evaluation. Police in Irvine, Calif., went to Jackson's home Wednesday after his friends told authorities they were "concerned about his behavior and some remarks he was making," Lt. Rick Handfield said.
* A University of Central Florida football player who died after spring drills had a pre-existing medical condition worsened by physical stress, autopsy results showed. The Orange County Medical Examiner's Office said Ereck Plancher, 19, had a sickle-cell trait that caused problems with his red blood cells during physical exertion. The examination showed Plancher's heart began beating abnormally, and blood flow to the wide receiver's muscles and organs slowed or stopped. Investigators found no trauma to the body and no illegal drugs or toxins.
* LSU offensive lineman Jarvis Jones was kicked off the team for an unspecified violation of team rules.
* Houston Rockets center Yao Ming played in his first game since suffering a stress fracture in his left foot in February, scoring 11 points in 12 minutes for the Chinese national team against a visiting Serbian squad in an Olympic warmup.
* U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte said he will contribute a percentage of his endorsement earnings to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. The organization is focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common form of the disease.
* Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley head the the U.S. men's soccer team for the Beijing Olympics. Forward Brian McBride, goalkeeper Brad Guzan and defender Michael Parkhurst are the three overage players allowed in the under-23 tournament.
* Christina Kim shot a 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead at the State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill.
* Wilmington College is the destination for Cardinal Dougherty basketball players Brandon Savage (forward) and Isiah Mason (guard).
* Roman Catholic's Maalik Wayns had seven points as the United States' national team defeated Canada, 82-66, at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Formosa, Argentina. The U.S. goes for the gold medal tonight against Argentina; both teams are unbeaten. *
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