OFFICIAL SPONSORS
OF USA BOXING
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Weight Class: Super Heavyweight/201+ pounds
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220 pounds
Birth date: January 20, 1983
Hometown: New York, New York
Coach’s Name: Shaun Raysor
Club Name: Gleason’s Boxing Gym
Began Boxing: 2004
Career Highlight: 2007 NYC Golden Gloves while finishing all necessary course work for Penn State.
Who has been your biggest influence and why: My father and mother. Both have given me the foundation for success.
How did you get involved in boxing: Boxing was the natural transition from martial arts.
What is your greatest strength in the ring: Body work
Did you ever play any other sport: Fencing, football, basketball, martial arts, track and field and soccer.
What do you love most about boxing: The glory and respect I receive fro my peers for my dedication.
What are your goals in and out of the ring: Out of the ring I aspire to be a successful business man and give back to the sport which has given me so much. In the ring, my goal is to bring out the best in y opponent; glory is greatest through strong competition.
What is your favorite movie: Chinatown
What is you favorite TV show: Bill Maher
What is your favorite song: If There is a Hell Below, Then We’re All Gonna Go – Curtis Mayfield.
What is something about you that most people don’t know: I am a firm believer in the green revolution.
2008
U.S. Future Stars National Championships: stopped Alex Rivera, Coachella, Calif., RSCO-2 (1:27), in the preliminaries; 201retired James Medlock, Country Club Hills, Ill., RET-2, in the quarterfinals; stopped Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo., RSC-1, in the semifinals; lost by points to Lenroy Thompson, Port St. Lucie, Fla., +12-12, in the finals
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