Ellyas Pical was the first world boxing

Boxing

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 champion from Indonesia

Indonesia

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, and was three times IBF

International Boxing Federation

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 Super flyweight

Super flyweight

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 champion (1985 – 1989).

In his childhood, Pical was a pearl diver

Pearl Diver

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, diving without equipment.

Pical's nickname "The Exocet

Exocet

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" was given by the press referring to his left-hand punch. The name comes from the French

France

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-made missiles used to against the Royal Navy

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 by the Argentine

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 Air Force during the Falklands War

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, which happened in 1982 during Pical's era. He got his title with this left-hand punch, knocking out defending champion Ju-Do Chun

Ju-Do Chun

Ju-Do Chun is a former boxer from South Korea.-Pro career:Chun fought for the inaugural IBF super flyweight title in 1983, winning with a 5th round TKO over Ken Kasugai in Osaka, Japan. He became the youngest Korean boxer to win a world title, at 19 years and 10 months old, and this record...

. Pical was only the second man from Indonesia to fight for a world title, following Thomas Americo (defeated by Saoul Mamby

Saoul Mamby

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 for the WBC

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 Super lightweight title in Jakarta

Jakarta

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 in 1981).

Today, Pical lives with his wife Rina Siahaya Pical, a dentist, and his sons Lorinly and Matthew. Pical was allegedly caught in the act of selling drugs

Prohibition (drugs)

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 to some undercover police

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men in a discothèque in Jakarta during September 2005. This was shocking news to many Indonesians, as Pical had a reputation as a clean living and religious man. He was sentence

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d to seven months in prison

Prison

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, and released on 7 February 2006. Pical currently works on the staff of KONI - Indonesian Olympic

Olympic Games

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 Committee.

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