The Most Famous
BOXERS from Mongolia
Top 3
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. Nergüin Enkhbat (1962 - 2022)
With an HPI of 37.03, Nergüin Enkhbat is the most famous Mongolian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Nergüin Enkhbat (Mongolian: Нэргүйн Энхбат; 19 March 1962 – 6 April 2022) was a Mongolian boxer, born in Ulaanbaatar. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division.
2. Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 27.95, Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene is the 2nd most famous Mongolian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
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.
3. Tugstsogt Nyambayar (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 21.57, Tugstsogt Nyambayar is the 3rd most famous Mongolian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 18 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.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Mongolian boxers born between 1962 and 1992. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Mongolian boxers include Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene, and Tugstsogt Nyambayar. The most famous deceased Mongolian boxers include Nergüin Enkhbat. As of April 2024, 1 new Mongolian boxers have been added to Pantheon including Nergüin Enkhbat.
