Career
A construction worker by day, Popoca still managed to run his amateur record to an outstanding 137-13. Popoca put on an impressive performance against a very slick Mike Gonzalez (10-6-1, 9 KOs), knocking him out in the sixth round. He suffered his first defeat on April 15, 2011 against Ruslan Provodnikov.
He suffered his second defeat on July 13, 2012 against Jose Louis Castillo by way of TKO in the 8th round.