Vinroy Barrett, is a professional 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...

. He is a former WBF

World Boxing Foundation

The World Boxing Foundation was formed in 2004 to sanction championship boxing contests but has a history dating back to 1988 via its predecessor the World Boxing Federation...

 Americas Welterweight titleholder.

Before becoming a professional boxer, Barrett had a very successful amateur career, winning the Jamaican Amateur Championships four times, achieving an alternate spot on the Jamaican National Team and winning a bronze medal in the Junior Olympics in Puerto Rico.

On the ESPN

ESPN

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 reality show "Contender Season 2" series debut, Barrett was chosen to be on the Gold Team; he lost in the first round to Grady Brewer

Grady Brewer

Grady Brewer, , is a professional boxer. A former IBA Light Middleweight titleholder, he is the 2006 winner of the ESPN reality show, The Contender. Outside the ring, he works at the Goodyear plant in Lawton to support his wife and four children.In a family of boxers, it was natural that Brewer...

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