", Paras was also poor, earning only $10 per amateur bout, he also used to punch a boxing bag that is wrapped by a discarded tyre around a coconut tree, his speedballs are suspended in hard wood and his gloves are "hand-me-own" gloves, he also worked on odd-jobs including scavenging.
He went amateur and won several fights before catching the eyes and interests of the legendary coach/trainer Freddie Roach, who after seeing Paras hanging outside his ward's upmarket gym was amazed and took Paras in for a few training sessions, gave him some equipment, advised him to finish high school and get off the streets of General Santos.
After amassing a record of 10–0, Paras fought his first titled bout on 10 June 2017 at Mandaue, where he fought Jimboy Haya in a 10-rounder clash for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Youth, although the belt was a minor title, it was significant for Paras, he won unanimously in all judges, with the ringside officials all scoring: 96–93.
[3] After remaining undefeated, amassing a record of 13–0, Paras could possibly be Philippines' third youngest world champion at age of 19 years and 219 days old (Morris East being first at 19 years and 2 days old and Ben Villaflor being second at 19 years and 5 months old[4]), as he took on eventual two-time world champion Hiroto Kyoguchi for his IBF mini flyweight title at Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, however, Kyoguchi prevails unanimously scoring 117–110 on all ringside officials' scorecards.
On 4 April 2022, Paras was set to battle WBA (Regular) and WBA (Super) mini flyweight title challenger Robert Paradero in a 110 pounds catchweight clash in Sanman Promotions' "Bubble Series" IX, their fight would be taking place on 26 April 2022,[9][10] their clash ended in a split draw with judges scoring respectively: 96-94 Paradero, 98-92 Paras and 95-95 even, both of them posted their first draw of their careers respectively, both of them uninterested in a rematch.