Byambyn Tüvshinbat ( mn, Бямбын Түвшинбат; born 27 March 1987 in

Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...

) is a Mongolian boxer. He competed in the

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and 2011 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships (winning silver in 2007 and bronze in 2011), the

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and

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

, the

2006 World University Boxing Championship The 2006 World University Boxing Championships took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan between October 2 and 9 2006. 82 boxers from 14 countries participated at the second edition tournament. Participating nations Results Bronze medals are awarded to ...

and the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament (where he won the Men's Light Welterweight tournament, defeating Mashhurbek Ruziyev of

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). Tüvshinbat represented Mongolia in the Men's welterweight event at the

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and defeated Gabonese Yannick Mitoumba in the first round but lost to Frenchman

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in the second round then in the

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, beating Alberto Palmetta of Argentina in the first round and losing by split decision to Steven Donnelly in his second match.

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* 1987 births Living people Olympic boxers for Mongolia Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ulaanbaatar Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games Mongolian male boxers Universiade medalists in boxing Universiade bronze medalists for Mongolia Asian Games competitors for Mongolia Welterweight boxers Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 20th-century Mongolian people 21st-century Mongolian people {{Mongolia-boxing-bio-stub