Clayton Cannon

Clayton Cannon was born in Fayettville, North Carolina due to his father being stationed in the in the Army there. His Father is of Scottish and Native American (Cherokee) decent and his Mother is Puerto Rican. He has two younger siblings, a sister and a brother. His father was a very positive influence in his life and wanted him to try everything. This lead to Clayton having a very active childhood where he played multiple sports from soccer to football. One of his fondest memories was when his father took him to see "Rocky II" and from there he immediately fell in love with Boxing. Clay started boxing at the age of 9 and by the age of 14 he won the "Houston, Texas National Golden Gloves Tournament" championship. With his success in boxing, Clayton's father also wanted him to take up dancing to help with his coordination and balance. He quickly excelled in that as well and landed himself a two year dance scholarship with the Houston Ballet and went on to dance with The Discovery Dan