Career
He lost the 2003 national bantamweight final to Guillermo Rigondeaux and went up to featherweight. In 2004 he lost the national featherweight final to Exer Rodriguez but was sent to the Olympics anyway where he lost to Vitali Tajbert. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico.
In 2008 he went up to lightweight where he lost the quarterfinal to world star Yordenis Ugáson
He defected in 2009 and has turned pro.