sentences:  He won the inaugural 2001 National Ringside Tournament in the Middleweight Division and won a Silver Medal in the 2003 Pan Am Games Qualifier.He was a 3-time State and Regional Golden Gloves Gold Medalist winning a Silver Medal in the 1998 and Bronze in the 1999 National Golden Gloves.He served as an USA Boxing Athlete Representative on the Board of Directors from 2003–2004 and had a brief amateur coaching stint in 2004.