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Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan ( mn, Энхбатын Бадар-Ууган; born 3 June 1985, in Ulaanbaatar) is a retired boxer from Mongolia who became the first Olympic boxing champion from his country when he won the gold medal in the Bantamweight (-54 kg) division at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was the second Mongolian to win Olympic gold in any sport, with judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar winning the first only a few days earlier. Career At the 2006 Asian Games winning the bronze medal in a lost bout against Korea's Han Soon Chul 19-29-. At the world championships 2007 he won Silver when 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Bantam (poultry), bantam chickens. Brazilian jiu-jitsu weight classes, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight. Boxing Bantamweight is a boxing weight classes, class in boxing for boxers who human weight, weigh above 115 pound (weight), pounds (52.2 kg) and up to 118 pounds (53.5 kg). Professional History The first title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Ray Lewis in 1889. At that time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118. Current world champions Current ''The Ring'' world rankings As of , . Keys: : Current ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'' world champion Longest reigning world bantamweight champions Below is a list of longes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |