BOXERS from Mongolia

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Mongolian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Mongolian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (1982 - )

With an HPI of 25.13, Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene is the most famous Mongolian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (Mongolian: Уранчимэгийн Мөнх-Эрдэнэ; born March 22, 1982) is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who competed in the Lightweight (−60 kg) and junior welterweight (-64 kg) divisions at three Olympics, in 2004, 2008 and won a bronze medal at the 2012. In 2017, Mönkh-Erdene won a Silver medal in the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands. In the quarterfinals, he won a points decision over Joe Kelly of Ireland, and in the semi-finals, won a split decision over 3-time Netherlands champion Aito Koster. In the finals, Mönkh Erdene lost by a unanimous decision against Sammy Wagensveld, also from the Netherlands.

2. Tugstsogt Nyambayar (1992 - )

With an HPI of 16.50, Tugstsogt Nyambayar is the 2nd most famous Mongolian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Tugstsogt Nyambayar (Mongolian: Нямбаярын Төгсцогт, romanized: Nyambayaryn Tögstsogt; born 23 June 1992) is a Mongolian professional boxer who held the IBO featherweight title in 2019 and challenged for the WBC featherweight title in 2020. As an amateur, he won silver medals at the 2009 World Championships and 2012 London Olympics. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's seventh best active featherweight by The Ring and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.