Lai Chu-en (; born 23 July 1996) is a Taiwanese boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight competition at the

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. Lai was born in

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, and is of Paiwan ethnicity. His parents separated before he was born, leaving his mother to support him and his elder brother alone through her job as a nurse. He did not do well at school, and describes himself as having no direction in life until his decision to join the track team while in middle school. He later took up boxing, and was admitted to the

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1996 births Living people Taiwanese male boxers Olympic boxers for Taiwan Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Paiwan people People from Pingtung County Boxers at the 2018 Asian Games Boxers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei Lightweight boxers 21st-century Taiwanese people {{Taiwan-boxing-bio-stub