Laurent Clayton Jr. (born 18 July 1990) is a super heavyweight boxer from the
United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...
.
In 2016, he placed 3rd at the American Qualification Event for the
2016 Olympic Summer Games
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, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...
and qualified for the Olympic boxing tournament.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he defeated
Erik Pfeifer
Erik Pfeifer (born 22 January 1987) is a German professional boxer who has held the WBO European heavyweight title since 2019. As an amateur he won bronze medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olym ...
of
Germany
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in the first round, but was defeated by eventual gold medalist
Tony Yoka
Anthony Victor James Yoka (born 28 April 1992) is a French professional boxer who has held the European heavyweight title since 2021. As an amateur he represented France at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics, winning gold medals i ...
of
France
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in the next round. Clayton was the flag bearer for the United States Virgin Islands during the closing ceremony.
References
External links
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Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands
Olympic boxers for 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
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