•  Began training boxing in New Jersey at the age of 16

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• trained at Cus D'amato Boxing gym in Catskill, NY for 7 years (1993-2000)

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• Striking Trainer and coach since 2006
   

• 26 amateur fights and fought golden glove sanctioned by the NY athletic commission
   

• began Muay Thai training at Ultimate Muay Thai in Manhattan under Master Kru Nestor Marte (2000-2005)
   

• training for the better part of 30 years, and trained  fighters like Garrett Gross from Bellator, and Shamrock FC.
   

• Amateur Muay Thai boots with the International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA), which is one of the major international bodies that regulate Martial Arts competition