His childhood idols were Muhammed Ali, Joe Louis and Jack Johnson.

[citation needed] Augustin's amateur record before he turned professional was 52–12.

Augustin was also a Pan American team member in 2011 and proceeded to represent Haiti in the 2012 Olympic Trials.

[3] Augustin turned professional on Feb 8, 2014, defeating Michael Davis over four rounds at the Serbian American Cultural Center in Weirton, West Virginia.

[4] During his professional career, he has held both the WBO-NABO, and IBF North American heavyweight titles and has amassed 18 wins with only 1 loss and 1 draw.