According to the February 1, 2008 broadcast of Friday Night Fights on ESPN2, Aiken was a paralegal before turning professional.
On April 1, 2006, Aiken defeated former IBF bantamweight champion Tim Austin by sixth-round TKO.
Only one month later (on May 13, 2006), Aiken challenged undefeated IBF featherweight champion Valdemir Pereira for the title.
After another below the belt shot by Pereira in round eight, the referee disqualified him, and Aiken was awarded the title.
[2] On February 1, 2008, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Aiken lost to Monty Meza-Clay by seventh-round technical knockout.