Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan

Enchbatyn Badar - Uugan (Mongolian Энхбатын Бадар - Ууган; born June 3, 1985) is a Mongolian boxer. Badar - Uugan was bronze medalist of the Asian Games in 2006, silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships, Asian champion in 2007 and Olympic champion in 2008.

Career

Badar - Uugans first international championships were the 2005 World Championships, where he flyweight ( to 51 kg) starting but already in the first fight against Bato Munko Vankeev, Belarus ( 29:27 ), was eliminated. In 2006 he competed at the Asian Games and reached Bantamweight ( up to 54 kg) the semi-finals, which he against Han Soon- chul, South Korea ( 29:19 ), lost. In the same year he also won the World Student Championships in Almaty.

At the World Championships in 2007 Badar - Uugan suggested, inter alia, Vittorio Parrinello, Italy ( 19:14 ), and Joseph Murray, England ( 20:11 ) before he met in the final to the Russians Sergei Wodopjanow, whom he defeated with 16:14 points. In the Asian Championships the following year Badar - Uugan was also unhindered Asian champions.

The highlight of the career Badar - Uugans were the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. After victories over Óscar Valdez, Mexico 15:4 ), John Joe Nevin, Ireland ( 9:2 ), Khumiso Ikgopoleng, Botswana ( 15:2 ), and Veaceslav Gojan, Moldova ( 15:2 ), he reached the final. In this he also clearly dominated him and struck with 16:5 points was the Cuban representative Yankiel León opposite.

After this the biggest success of his career Badar - Uugan started in any international championship more. Except for a third place in the featherweight ( to 57 kg) at the Presidents Cup 2010 in Astana, no tournaments were to report more. 2012, Badar - Uugan again went to a training camp in order to participate in an Olympic qualifying tournament, participation but was prevented by a back injury.