Custio Clayton

Custio Clayton (born October 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional boxer who has held the WBA-NABA welterweight title since 2019. As an amateur he is a six-time Canadian national champion and represented Canada at the 2012 Olympics, where he reached the quarter-finals.

Custio Clayton
Statistics
Real nameCustio Clayton
Nickname(s)War Machine
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
NationalityCanadian
Born (1987-10-05) October 5, 1987
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins18
Wins by KO12
Losses0
Draws1

Amateur career

Clayton began training at his great-uncle's gym, City of Lakes Boxing Club in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and fought his first amateur bout at the age of 11. He quit boxing for two years at the age of 17 to finish high school.[1] The 24-year-old Nova Scotian Olympian Clayton, along with Simon Kean, were the only two Canadian male boxers to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.[2]

Clayton was a quarter-finalist and 5th-place finisher at welterweight at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Five spots were available for qualification at welterweight and Custio qualified over the other quarter-finalists since his loss was to the eventual winner Myke Carvalho.[3] Qualification being dependent on how the winning opponents performed in later rounds was controversial and will not be used in future Olympics.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) Clayton became the first Canadian to win a boxing bout in 8 years when he beat Óscar Molina in the opening round.[5] Then he beat the Australian Cameron Hammond, before losing to Fred Evans in the quarterfinal.[6]

Professional career

Clayton officially joined the Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) in November 2014. The Nova Scotia boxer has indeed accepted a contract with a maximum duration of three years, the latest of which is an option. His first professional fight will also take place on 19 December at division light middleweight in gala undercard featuring Adonis Stevenson in Quebec City.[7]

On 28th January 2020, Clayton scored an eighth-round knockout of Diego (El Chacarero) Ramirez and retain his WBA title. [8]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
19 fights 18 wins 0 losses
By knockout 12 0
By decision 6 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Draw 18–0–1 Sergey Lipinets MD 12 Oct 24, 2020 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, US For IBF interim welterweight title
18 Win 18–0 Diego Ramirez KO 8 (10), 0:26 Jan 28, 2020 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Retained WBA-NABA welterweight title
17 Win 17–0 Johan Pérez UD 10 Jun 29, 2019 Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Canada Won vacant WBA-NABA and WBO International welterweight titles
16 Win 16–0 DeMarcus Corley KO 6 (8), 0:36 Mar 29, 2019 The Mattamy Events Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
15 Win 15–0 Stephen Danyo UD 12 May 26, 2018 Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Retained WBO International welterweight title;
Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Gabor Kovacs KO 1 (10), 0:28 Mar 31, 2018 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
13 Win 13–0 Cristian Rafael Coria UD 10 Dec 16, 2017 Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada Won vacant WBO International welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Johnny Navarrete UD 10 Jun 15, 2017 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Won vacant WBC Continental Americas and IBF International welterweight titles
11 Win 11–0 Alfredo Chávez KO 1 (8), 3:00 Apr 15, 2017 Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
10 Win 10–0 Ramses Agaton KO 8 (10), 2:47 Oct 20, 2016 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
9 Win 9–0 Silverio Ortiz UD 6 Jul 29, 2016 Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
8 Win 8–0 José Emilio Perea KO 10 (10), 0:45 May 24, 2016 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7 Win 7–0 Hector Munoz TKO 9 (10), 2:54 Mar 17, 2016 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Stanislas Salmon TKO 2 (8), 0:49 Jan 21, 2016 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Ivan Pereyra TKO 2 (8), 1:20 Nov 28, 2015 Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
4 Win 4–0 Zaurs Sadihovs TKO 1 (6), 2:46 Jun 26, 2015 Holiday Inn, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Ronald Berti TKO 2 (6), 1:48 Apr 4, 2015 Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Eduards Gerasimovs TKO 1 (6), 0:50 Jan 31, 2015 Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Sophyan Haoud UD 4 Dec 19, 2014 Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

References
  1. Barrs, Rory. "Clayton's ring appetite whetted at early age". National Post. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. https://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=395808
  3. "TSN". Ctvolympics.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  4. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Fighting/Boxing/2012/05/13/pf-19754106.html
  5. "Clayton picks up Canada's 1st boxing win in 8 years". CBC Sports. July 29, 2012.
  6. "Custio Clayton Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  7. "Canadian boxer Custio Clayton anxious for first pro fight | Metro News". Metronews.ca. 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  8. www.thechronicleherald.ca https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/sports/north-prestons-clayton-kos-ramirez-for-18th-pro-boxing-victory-405546/. Retrieved 2020-09-21. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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