I made some bad decisions in the streets. I gave my parents problems as well as myself. Then, I made a crossroad decision that I had to make about my life. I needed to stay active until I could make better decisions.

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I started going to the boxing gym every day.

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My decision and dedication to boxing led me to accomplish remarkable things. Boxing gave me purpose, discipline, and a path forward when I could have gone down a very different road.

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Through boxing, I became a 2-time Junior Olympic silver medalist, won 4 City Golden Glove championships, and claimed 2 National Tournament championships. In 1987, I received a national invitation letter from the USA Boxing Committee to try out for the 1988 USA Olympic boxing team—one of the greatest honors of my life. In 2024, I was inductied into The Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame.

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Afterward, I fought professionally for one year, which ended due to health reasons. But I didn't stop there.

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"I choose to give back to the community using my boxing skills to coach and mentor youth."

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The coaches and mentors that were there for me during my childhood helped me stay focused on positive achievements. I want to give back to the youth the way boxing and mentorship saved me from the streets.

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My coaches and mentors gave up some of their family time to sacrifice for me. I want the youth to experience having an extended family like I had. We need more caring adults—men, women, and youngsters—to mentor our youth. As I have experienced, this is one of the best ways to save our youth and help them become successful.

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Bevo Boys mentoring program offers straightforward mentoring and life-skills training that will help youth make sound decisions.