Career
In Chicago at the World Amateur Boxing Championships the 20-year-old beat local hero Gary Russell Junior. 16:6 and Puerto Rican McJoe Arroyo 20:9 to reach the finals. There he edged out Mongolian Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan 16:14.
2008 Beijing Olympics He was eliminated in the round of 16 in a 2008 Beijing Olympics bantamweight class fight by India"s Akhil Kumar.
The judges awarded the fight to Kumar with the scores tied 9-9 after four rounds, ruling that the Indian fighter had landed the most punches.