Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (; 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.

Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene

Career

East Asian Game Gold medal 2001

World Cup Silver medal 2008

World Championships’ double medal (2009, 2013) Asian Championship Gold medal 2011 Olympic Games bronze medal 2012. Eindhoven Box Cup Silver medal 2017.

Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene

References

External links

2nd Qualifier

1982 births

Living people

People from Övörkhangai Province

Mongolian male boxers

Lightweight boxers

Light-welterweight boxers

Olympic boxers for Mongolia

Olympic bronze medalists for Mongolia

Olympic medalists in boxing

Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Asian Games medalists in boxing

Asian Games silver medalists for Mongolia

Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games

Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists

20th-century Mongolian people

21st-century Mongolian people

Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene