Criztian Pitt Laurente

Criztian Pitt Laurente, Nicknamed "Golden Boy" (born January 15, 2000) is a Filipino prospect and professional boxer from General Santos.

Early life and education Laurente was born on January 15, 2000, in General Santos, Philippines. 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.

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. He was also cited during 2017 PSA Annual Awards and 2019 PSA Annual Awards handed out by Philippine Sportswriters Association.

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

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, Asian Junior Boxing Championships, Children of Asia International Games, Asian Youth Boxing Championships, and Palarong Pambansa.

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.

Professional boxing record

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.