Became the 130 lbs WBO champion in 2013 after winning a fight against WBO Super featherweight champion Rocky Martinez
Won the NABF and the WBO NABO Featherweight titles in 2011 after fighting Rafaël Guzmán
Won the WBO and the Ring Magazine Featherweight Titles in 2013 after winning a fight against Orlando Salido
Earned his associates degree from Oxnard Community College
Participated in 56 amateur fights as a boxer before turning professional
Quote: "I like to be a counter-puncher and box very smart, try to avoid getting hit, avoid getting in a slugfest, because in a slugfest, we'll be exchanging punches and anything can happen․ Anybody can get hurt with any punch if it lands correctly․"
Quote: "[on boxing] "It's always been in the family․ I never thought of the sport as a career․ I just saw it as something I was interested in․""
Became a professional featherweight boxer in 2006, signing with Top Rank
His fighting style has been described as patient, and though he is naturally right handed, he has been known to switch to his left hand during some fights
Stated that his favorite boxer is Floyd Mayweather Jr
Graduated from the Ventura County Police Academy while simultaneously furthering his boxing career