[7] The Cuban government eventually recognized his talent and helped him attend a secondary school where he could continue wrestling.

[8] He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing 3-1 to Tajmuraz Salkazanov of Slovakia in the men's freestyle 74 kg final match.

He reached the final by defeating Dzhabrail Gadzhiev of Azerbaijan 9-4 in the second round, Soner Demirtaş 8-6 in the quarterfinals, and Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev of Bulgaria 9-0 in the semifinals.

[11] Weeks after the tournament, the refereeing body that officiated the match were suspended by the UWW, however, the result could not be changed.

[12] Tokyo, Japan Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland Rome, Italy Belgrade, Serbia Austin, Texas Istanbul, Turkey Sassari, Italy Ruse, Bulgaria Yakutsk, Russia Istanbul, Turkey New York City, New York Sofia, Bulgaria Kyiv, Ukraine Vladikavkaz, Russia Bucharest, Romania Vladikavkaz, Russia New York City, New York Ruse, Bulgaria Ostia, Italy Västerås, Sweden Minsk, Belarus Warsaw, Poland Madrid, Spain Naples, Italy Wałbrzych, Poland Minsk, Belarus Taraz, Kazakhstan Madrid, Spain Sassari, Italy Makhachkala, Russia Istanbul, Turkey