Amateur Career
- 1985 2nd place at United States Amateur Championships as a Flyweight, was stopped by Arthur Johnson
- 1986 2nd place at United States Amateur Championships as a Flyweight, losing by decision to Arthur Johnson
- 1987 3rd place at United States Amateur Championships as a Bantamweight, losing by decision to Michael Collins
- 1988 2nd place at United States Amateur Championships as a Bantamweight, losing by decision to Jemal Hinton
- 1988 qualified as a Bantamweight for the United States Olympic Team, avenging previous defeats versus Michael Collins, whom he beat three times and Jemal Hinton, all by decision.
- Won the Bantamweight Olympic Gold Medal at the Seoul Olympic Games. Results were:
- Defeated Giovanni Perez (Guatemala) TKO 1
- Defeated Birajdar (India) forfeit
- Defeated Steve Mwema (Kenya) points
- Defeated Phajol Moolsan (Thailand) TKO 1
- Defeated Aleksandar Hristov (Bulgaria) points
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