Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (; born March 22, 1982) is an amateur

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from

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who competed in the Lightweight (−60 kg) and junior welterweight (-64 kg) divisions at three

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, in

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and won a bronze medal at the

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. 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

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, and in the semi-finals, won a split decision over 3-time

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champion Aito Koster. In the finals, Mönkh Erdene lost by a unanimous decision against

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, also from the Netherlands.

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.

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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 silver medalists in boxing Asian Games silver medalists for Mongolia Asian Games boxers 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 sportsmen {{Mongolia-boxing-bio-stub