Belarusian-born World Boxing Association Super Welterweight Champion who was a 2011 Golden Gloves winner.
He won three national championships as an amateur in Israel.
After retirement, he studied at a Brooklyn yeshiva in preparation for becoming a rabbi.
He married Leyla Leidecker in 2004.
His 2010 fight against Miguel Cotto was the first fight at Yankee Stadium since 1976.
