After losing his job in the US he was invited to work in Hong Kong as a boxing trainer at the Everlast Fight and Fitness Gym and moved in November 2014. On June 16, 2015, after 17 years, he won a case for prize money that was owed to him his by the promoters of his WBC featherweight title defense against Argentine Carlos Rios.
Following job loss in the US, he accepted a boxing trainer position at Everlast Fight and Fitness Gym in Hong Kong in November 2014.  In June 2015, after 17 years, he successfully sued the promoters of his WBC featherweight title defense against Carlos Rios for outstanding prize money.