ABOUT FELIX VERDEJO
Professional boxer renowned for his impressive wins at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Since his professional career began in 2012, he has gone on to have a streak of more than a dozen unquestionable wins. In 2018, he had his first professional loss.
He began boxing at the age of nine. Then, in 2012, he secured his first major amateur victory at the American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.
In 2014, he was named Prospect of the Year by ESPN.com. In 2013, he won the New Hispanic Promise award at the Premios Lo Nuestro awards.
He has two brothers and two sisters.
He was defeated by Vasyl Lomachenko in the Olympic quarterfinals in 2012.
