Criztian Pitt Laurente

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

Criztian Pitt Laurente
Born	(2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 25) General Santos, Philippines
Other names	Golden Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super featherweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	14
Wins by KO	9
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing International Boxing Association 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Bantamweight Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines 2016 Philippine National Games Bantamweight 2014 Palarong Pambansa Bantamweight 2012 Palarong Pambansa Bantamweight

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]

On May 26, 2024, Criztian Pitt Laurente represented the Philippines for the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification, but soon bid his farewell as he lost against his rival opponent, Mukhammedsabyr Bazarbay of Kazakhstan, with a unanimous 5-0 decision.^{[20][21][22][23]}

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.^{[24][25][26][27]}