Titles,

Titles


Current WBA World Light-Welterweight Champion

Former Commonwealth Lightweight Champion

Former WBA International Lightweight Champion

Former WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Champion [2x]

Trainers

Oliver Harrison (July 2005 – April 2008)[47]

Jorge Rubio (July 2008 – September 2008)[48]

Freddie Roach (October 2008 – present)[49]

 Record

 Amateur

2003 – Won a gold medal at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.

2004 – Won a gold medal at the European Student Championships and the World Junior Championships.

2004 – Won the Strandja Cup to qualify for the Olympics in Athens

2004 – Won an amateur match against Victor Ortíz, who was stopped in the second round.

2004 – Won a silver medal at the Olympics, beating Marios Kaperonis, Dimitar Stilianov, Jong Sub Baik and Serik Yeleuov. He lost to Mario Kindelan in the final.

2005 – Beat Craig Watson on points in the ABA Championships.

2005 – Won the last match of his amateur career beating Mario Kindelan 19–13 at the Reebok Stadium.