Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
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Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan ' onMouseout='HidePop("42803")' href="/topics/Ulaanbaatar">Ulaanbaatar
) is an amateur boxer
from Mongolia
who won silver in the Bantamweight (-54 kg)
division at the 2007 world championships. He won the gold medal in the bantamweight division in the 2008 Olympics.
winning the bronze medal in a lost bout against Korea's
Han Soon Chul
19-29-.
At the world championships 2007 he beat Englishman Joe Murray
20-11 but lost in the finals to Sergey Vodopyanov
14:16.
In 2007, he won a gold medal at Asian Senior Boxing Championship, Ulaanbaatar.
Badar-Uugan fought for Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing. American magazine Sports Illustrated
picked him as the favorite to win Mongolia's first ever Olympic gold medal., which, however, was won by Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar
, who competed earlier in the games.
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
) is an 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 Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
who won silver in the Bantamweight (-54 kg)
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
division at the 2007 world championships. He won the gold medal in the bantamweight division in the 2008 Olympics.
Career
At the 2006 Asian GamesBoxing at the 2006 Asian Games
Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games took place in the Academy for Sports Excellence in Sports City, 8 kilometers to the west of Doha. The event was only open to men, and the bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
winning the bronze medal in a lost bout against Korea's
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
Han Soon Chul
Han Soon Chul
Han Soon-Chul is an amateur boxer from South Korea who competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the Bantamweight division winning the silver medal.- Career :...
19-29-.
At the world championships 2007 he beat Englishman Joe Murray
Joe Murray (boxer)
Joseph Murray is a former amateur boxer from Levenshulme, Manchester, England. He is best known for winning a medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at bantamweight and has recently signed professional terms with Hatton Promotions. His brother John is the reigning British...
20-11 but lost in the finals to Sergey Vodopyanov
Sergey Vodopyanov
Sergey Vodopyanov is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win gold in bantamweight Class at the2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.- 2004 - 2006 :...
14:16.
In 2007, he won a gold medal at Asian Senior Boxing Championship, Ulaanbaatar.
Badar-Uugan fought for Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing. American magazine Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
picked him as the favorite to win Mongolia's first ever Olympic gold medal., which, however, was won by Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar is a Mongolian judoka.At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight division and the open weight class division....
, who competed earlier in the games.
World amateur championships results
2007- Defeated Clive Atwell (Guyana) 25-8
- Defeated Vittorio ParrinelloVittorio ParrinelloJahyn Vittorio Parrinello is an Italian boxer who competed in the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight but lost his first fight to 2004 silver medalist Worapoj Petchkoom 1:12...
(Italy) 19-14 - Defeated David Oltvanyi (Hungary) 17-5
- Defeated Hector ManzanillaHéctor ManzanillaHéctor Manzanilla Rangel is a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who has won a bronze medal at the Central American Games...
(Venezuela) RSCI 3 - Defeated Joe MurrayJoe Murray (boxer)Joseph Murray is a former amateur boxer from Levenshulme, Manchester, England. He is best known for winning a medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at bantamweight and has recently signed professional terms with Hatton Promotions. His brother John is the reigning British...
(England) 20-11 - Lost to Sergey VodopyanovSergey VodopyanovSergey Vodopyanov is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win gold in bantamweight Class at the2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.- 2004 - 2006 :...
(Russia) 14-16
Olympic games results
2008- Defeated Oscar ValdezOscar ValdezÓscar Rafael Valdez Fierro is a Mexican amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at the age of 17 and became the first Mexican Youth World Champion.-Career:...
(Mexico) 15-4 - Defeated John Joe NevinJohn Joe NevinJohn Joseph Nevin , more commonly known as John Joe Nevin, is an Irish amateur boxer who won the Irish national boxing title and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 18....
(Ireland) 9-2 - Defeated Khumiso IkgopolengKhumiso IkgopolengKhumiso Stephen Ikgopoleng is a boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's featherweight division by Nigeria's Muideen Ganiyu.Ikgopoleng carried the flag of Botswana at the opening ceremony of the...
(Botswana) 15-2 - Defeated Veaceslav GojanVeaceslav GojanVeaceslav Gojan is an Moldovan amateur boxer who won Bantamweight bronze at the 2008 Olympics. He comes from the village of Grimăncăuţi, district of Briceni and is a member of the Central Sport Club Dinamo in Chişinău...
(Moldova) 15-2 - Defeated Yankiel LeonYankiel LeonYankiel León Alarcón is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.-Career:Leon won gold at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2000 as a light flyweight....
(Cuba) 16-5