Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I wikitoria hoki a Lebziak i nga Toa Mekemeke Amateur o te Ao i te tau 1997. I te 1991 World Amateur Championships i wini ia i te mētara hiriwa i te waahanga Middleweight (75 kg). I wikitoria hoki ia i te 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships
i Tampere, Finland.