Career
Michael had an impressive amateur record of 115-12. That same year he was a runner-up at the North American Palladium Ltd Junior championships (15-16 age range) at 112 lbs. During the 2004 United States Western Olympic trials, he lost to Diego Magdaleno.
Mike also got a gold medal at the 2006 North American Palladium Ltd championships at 64 kg, beating Karl Dargan and Raul Tovar.
He went to the United States 2008 Olympic trials at 64 kg, where he beat Brad Solomon but lost to Daniel O"Connor and Danny Garcia. In July 2010, he made his debut on Showtime boxing against undefeated Lanard Lane.
Despite predicting an easy knock-out, Lane found himself overwhelmed and all three judges scored the bout 78-74 in favor of Dallas. Professional record.