[2] Shomo won four Daily News Golden Gloves titles in five years between 1956 and 1960.
In 1959, Shomo came first in the lightweight category for the Pan-American Games that were organized in Chicago between 27 August and 7 September 1959.
In the quarter-finals of the Pan-American Games, he defeated the representative of Brazil Jorge Sacomãna.
In the semi-final duel, Shomo faced Mexico's representative Humberto Dip, with whom he won by technical knockout in the first round.
In the final he faced the Argentine Luis Aranda, defeating him by a technical knockout in the first round.