Status: Welterweight prospect.

Ht: 5-11 Wt: 147

Born On: October 22, 1979 In: Carolinas, Puerto Rico

Childhood Heroes: “Chavez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Duran.”

Hobbies/Interests: “Hang out, bowling, fishing.”

Nicknames: “Killer, Kerm, Kerm the Worm - in college, Kermie - the girl’s cute name.”

Favorite Movies: “Actually I don’t have one. Too many. I just like any kind of any movies.”

Musical Tastes: “Spanish music of couse, Tito Rojas, R&B, rap.”

Favorite TV Shows: “Don’t have any.”

Early Fighting Memory: “Streetfighting - kids used to pick on me all the time when I was five, six. (Why?) Who knows. I guess because I was a wuss back then in Puerto Rico [smiles]. I used to get beat up all the time. Ever since my mom passed away when I was nine, and I moved here (to Warminster, PA), my attitude changed. I just changed. Everything changed.”

Favorite Meal: “Spanish rice and beans.”

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Twist - both vanilla and chocolate.”

Pre-Fight Feeling: “Never got nervous, that’s for sure. I like one-on-one sports. Wrestling was my thing in high school. Doing that for so long, I never get nervous anymore. Just think…win. Make sure I get my win.”

Greatest Sports Moment: “I would have to say my fight last year on NBC - Luis Rosado. First-round knockout. 2:46. Uppercut then left hook.”

Most Painful Moment: “Against Leon Pearson. That’s when I hurt my right hand. (My) first right hand landed - I just hurt it. Pretty much hard to fight one-handed.”

Favorite Vacation Spot: “Going back to my hometown - Carolinas.”

First Job: “Landscaping in Warminster (age 13).”

First Car: “1988 silver Toyota Camry.”

Funny Boxing Memory: “Nothing. None of that.”

Favorite Fights: “Trinidad-DeLaHoya, Trinidad-Whitaker.”

Favorite Boxer To Watch: “DeLaHoya - his style.”

People Qualities Most Admired: “Several people. Being from a poor family, I like people who grow up and they turn their lives around.”

Childhood Dream: “A pro athlete, that was my dream.”