Laurent Clayton Jr. (born 18 July 1990) is a super heavyweight boxer from the United States Virgin Islands.

Clayton Laurent Jr.
Personal information
Born18 July 1990
Sport
CountryUnited States Virgin Islands
SportBoxing
Weight classSuper 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

  1. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  2. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-24.


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