Career

Qualification was assured when Verdejo defeated a Mexican rival in the quarter-finals since the top-4 finishers qualified for the 2012 Olympics in his weight class. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Verdejo defeated Panamanian José Huertas in the first round with a score of 11-5. Then he defeated Tunisian Ahmed Mejri with a 16-7 score before losing to Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine in the quarterfinals 14-9.

In October 2012, Verdejo became a professional by joining Top Rank, signing for an undisclosed amount that reportedly included a bonification $600,000 dollars.

After closing his 2013 campaign, Verdejo was voted "Prospect of the Year" by BoxingScene and Top Rank. In his first fight of 2014, Verdejo faced undefeated Lauro Alcantar, winning by knockout in only 21 seconds.

Verdejo continued his success throughout 2014, going 7-0 with 6 KO, making his career record 16(KO 12)-0. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com would go on to name Felix Verdejo "Prospect of the Year" for 2014.

Achievements

• Verdejo was the winner at lightweight at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Verdejo was also a Panamerican Youth Champion. Verdejo won the "New Hispanic Promise" category of the 2013 Premios Juventud on July 18 of that year. He also finished second in Yahoo!"s list, which noted that any other year he would have been a "slam dunk winner".