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Laurent Clayton Jr. (born 18 July 1990) is a super heavyweight boxer from the
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. 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
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in the first round, but was defeated by eventual gold medalist
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in the next round. Clayton was the flag bearer for the United States Virgin Islands during the closing ceremony.


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