Nigel Paul (boxer)

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Nigel Paul
Personal information
Born (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 36)
Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
Sport
CountryFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Belgrade Super heavyweight
Pan American Boxing Championship  [ fr ]
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Tegucigalpa 2017  [ fr ]Super heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla Super heavyweight

Nigel Paul (born 27 June 1989) is a super heavyweight boxer from Trinidad and Tobago.

In 2015 he won the Trinidad & Tobago National Novice Championships and became 7th at the AMBC American Confederation Boxing Championships.

In 2016 he became 2nd at the American Qualification Event for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games and qualified for the Olympic boxing tournament. Paul was beaten by Nigerian boxer Efe Ajagba at the Olympic boxing tournament on 13 August at the Rio games. Ajagba won the bout with a 7 second knockout of Paul.

In 2021 he competed at the World Championships, where he became the first boxer from his country, and the Caribbean, to win a world medal (bronze). He was coached By Reynold Cox and Rawlson Dopwell for this event.


https://newsday.co.tt/2021/11/05/coach-cox-lauds-paul-after-world-champs-bronze/