At junior welterweight he defended his version of the belt 6 occasions before successful a welterweight title towards fellow Puerto Rican Carlos Quintana and besting Zab Judah and Shane Mosley. http://users.ATW.Hu/samp-info-forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=da2b4ab2f1303cf48d4c8548e2c93d49&action=profile;u=150746