Robert Brant is a light heavyweight

Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...

 amateur boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Oakdale

Oakdale, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 26,653 people, 10,243 households, and 7,129 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,408.4 people per square mile . There were 10,394 housing units at an average density of 939.2 per square mile...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

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Brant is a member of the US National boxing team. He began boxing as an amateur in 2007 and by 2009, remarkably, had already won a national championship. Brant fights under the banner of the White Bear Lake golden gloves boxing club in White Bear Lake, Minnesota

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

White Bear Lake is a city in Ramsey and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 23,797 at the 2010 census. The city is located on White Bear Lake, one of the largest lakes in the Minneapolis-St...

. To date Brant has tallied the following notable finishes:

• 2007 Ringside Championships - champion
• 2008 Platinum Gloves (Orlando) - runner up
• 2008 Under 19 National Championships - champion
• 2009 Upper Midwest Golden Gloves - champion
• 2009 U.S. National Championships - champion
• 2010 Upper Midwest Golden Gloves - champion
• 2010 National Golden Gloves - champion