Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene
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Mönkh-Erdene fighting Zdeněk Chládek in the round of 32 bout at the 2012 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 22, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Lightweight, Light welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (Mongolian: Уранчимэгийн Мөнх-Эрдэнэ; 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.