Weight class: Light Heavyweight/178 lbs
Hometown: Davenport, Iowa
Birthdate: March 4, 1985
Height: 6-0
Weight: 178 pounds
Coach’s name: Al Mitchell, Larry Nicholson and David Reid
Club name: Olympic Education Center
School: Northern Michigan University
Began Boxing: 1995
National Senior Titles: 3004 National Golden Gloves Champion
Career highlight: Winning the National Golden Gloves by knock out live on NBC
Who has been your biggest influence and why: Anybody who’s come from nothing to be something, like me
How did you get involved in boxing: My father worked a lot so to keep me out of trouble until he got off work, he took me to the local boxing club which was within walking distance of our house.
What is your greatest strength in the ring: My greatest strength in the ring is speed.
Did you ever play any other sports: Track (100, 200, 400, 800, discus and shot put), football (running back and all defensive positions)
What do you love most about boxing: The individuality of the sport
What are your goals in and out of the ring: My ultimate goal in the ring is to be unbeatable. Outside of the ring, I want to graduate college with a degree in marketing. I want to live all over the world and see everything it has to offer while being a successful businessman.
What is your favorite movie: 300
What is your favorite TV show: Smallville
What is your favorite song: Beach Chair by Jay-Z
What are you hobbies outside of boxing: Riding my road bike for miles and miles, hiking, lifting weights, cooking and shopping
What is something interesting about you that most people don’t know: I’ve been on my own since I was 16. I never had a coach until I cam to Al Mitchel in 2003. My father raised me and my brother by himself. Someday I want to be a politician.
2008
U.S. Future Stars National Championships: stopped Abdulah Dobey, Miami, Fla. stopped ., RSC-2, in the preliminaries; dec. Lionell Thompson, Buffalo, N.Y., 14-11, in the quarterfinals; dec. Michael Faulk, St. Paul, Minn., 8-7,in the semifinals; lost by points to Dorian Anthony, Lynwood, Calif., +9-9, in the finals
2007
U.S. Championships: dec. Gevonte Davis, Gulf Port, Miss., 22-8; dec. Ibrahiem King, W. Palm Beach, Fla., 21-15; lost on points to Yathomas Riley, San Diego, Calif., 18-12, in quarterfinals
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