Criztian Pitt Laurente

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Criztian Pitt Laurente
Born (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 24)
General Santos, Philippines
Other namesGolden Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights12
Wins12
Wins by KO7
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
International Boxing Association
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Bantamweight
Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Philippine National Games Bantamweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Palarong Pambansa Bantamweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Palarong Pambansa Bantamweight

Criztian Pitt Laurente, Nicknamed "Golden Boy", is a Filipino prospect and professional boxer from General Santos. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Laurente was born on January 15, 2000, in General Santos, Philippines. [4] He is the son of Christino Laurente and Lalay Napoles. He is the third of four siblings, one of whom, Russu Laurente, is also a television personality and former amateur boxer. [5]

Criztian completed his elementary schooling in General Santos but dropped out of high school due to his boxing career. Throughout his amateur boxing career, he was cited as the best junior boxer in Asia in 2016 by Asian Boxing Confederation. [6] [7] [8] He was also cited during 2017 PSA Annual Awards and 2019 PSA Annual Awards handed out by Philippine Sportswriters Association. [9] [10] [11]

Later, Laurente was awarded as a Young Hero during the 1st Siklab Sports Youth Awards by the Philippine Olympic Committee. [12] [13]

Boxing career

Criztian Pitt Laurente has an amateur record of 14–3 and a record of 12–0 as a professional, with 7 wins by knockout. He represented the Philippines to the 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, [14] Asian Junior Boxing Championships, [15] Children of Asia International Games, [16] Asian Youth Boxing Championships, [17] [18] and Palarong Pambansa. [19]

Controversies

Canceled Fight

On February 5, 2022, several minutes before the main event started, Doctor Unabia canceled Laurente due to unknown pre-fight medical scans. [20] [21] [22] [23]

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