Clayton Laurent
Laurent Clayton Jr. (born 18 July 1990) is a super heavyweight boxer from the United States Virgin Islands.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 July 1990 |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States Virgin Islands |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Super Heavyweight |
In 2016, he placed 3rd at the American Qualification Event for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games and qualified for the Olympic boxing tournament.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he defeated Erik Pfeifer of Germany in the first round, but was defeated by eventual gold medalist Tony Yoka of France in the next round.[1] Clayton was the flag bearer for the United States Virgin Islands during the closing ceremony.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
External links[]
- Boxing record for Clayton Laurent from BoxRec
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160325181516/http://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2016/02/C75-C75W92.pdf
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- Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands
- Olympic boxers of the United States Virgin Islands
- Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 1991 births
- Living people
- United States Virgin Islands male boxers
- Super-heavyweight boxers
- United States Virgin Islands sportspeople stubs
- Caribbean boxing biography stubs