 He currently trains athletes at the Istanbul based gym Mugenhous in Turkey.Retired in 2000 after an operation for a detached retina

Hector Vinent holds notable victories over future professional World Champions Shane Mosley, Stevie Johnston, Fernando Vargas, David Diaz, Daniel Santos and Diosbelys Hurtado.Defeated fellow Olympic Gold Medalists Andreas Zulow, Oleg Saitov, Yermakhan Ibrayimov, Hocine Soltani and Diegenes Luna.