Erdenebat Tsendbaatar defeated Rio 2016 Olympic Games bronze medallist Dorjnyambuu Otgondalai in the Mongolian National Championships

The new edition of the Mongolian National Boxing Championships was held in Ulaanbaatar where the country’s young talents did their breakthrough causing several surprises against star boxers. The best performance in the Nationals was delivered by Erdenebat Tsendbaatar who defeated Rio 2016 Olympic Games bronze medallist Dorjnyambuu Otgondalai in the final of the lightweight (60kg).
Altogether 201 boxers from 39 clubs including 60 women athletes competed in the Mongolian National Boxing Championships which was a selection event also for later actions in 2017. Mongolia had six male boxers in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games which was one of their best performance in the recent two decades.
Women boxers could compete in eight weight classes in the national event and the first final delivered a top bout. Jargalan Ochirbat defeated Taipei City Cup winner Janchiv Nyamsuren in the final of the Vladimir Safronov Memorial Tournament in Russia a few months ago therefore their gold medal bout was an unique battle in the Mongolian National Championships. Ochirbat was able to repeat her performance in the event and defeated Nyamsuren in their re-match winning the first title in the Nationals.
Asian Games bronze medallist Myagmardulam Nandintsetseg and AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg delivered the best women final in the Mongolian National Championships. Altantsetseg is the younger talent who moved up to the Olympic flyweight (51kg) but their bout was decided by the experienced Nandintsetseg who had more accurate punches than her 21-year-old rival.
Nergui Oyun-Erdene was involved to the national team in 2013 and since then she competed in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships as well. The 22-year-old bantamweight (54kg) boxer had to meet in the final of the category with former National Champion Myagmar Gundegmaa but Oyun-Erdene was enough quick to beat her for the title.
Namuun Monkhor is not only Mongolia’s biggest woman talent but she is one of the most promising boxer in Asia as well. The 18-year-old talent had to meet in the final with Vladimir Safronov Memorial Tournament silver medallist Ochirbat Lkhagvatsetseg but Namuun was in different level and bagged her second national elite title.
In the second Olympic category at the lightweight (60kg) Uranbileg Shinetsetseg was able to get the title after beating Youth National Champion 19-year-old Zorigtbaatar Uyanga winning the final by points. The sixth gold medal in the women part of the Nationals was delivered by Bayantsetseg Nyamjargal who defeated teenage talent Lkhagvadorj Angarag.
Odgerel Gerelgua was silver medallist in the last edition of the Mongolian National Championships but this time she was able to win the title following her success over Tserensuren Ariuntuya in the final of the welterweight (69kg). Munkhbat Myagmarjargal moved up to the Olympic middleweight (75kg) and won the last gold medal of the women competition after beating national team member Erdenebileg Erdenetuya.
Khilchin’s Gankhuyag Gan-Erdene returned after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and proved he is still Mongolia’s best light flyweight (49kg) boxer. The 24-year-old boxer had a hard opponent in the first male final, Chinggis Khan Cup winner Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu but he was able to solve that tactical issue.
Former AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Gandulam Mungun-Erdene had hard road to the final of the flyweight (52kg) as he had to beat Ganselem Ariunbold in the last eight. He was still enough fresh to do top performance in the final against national team member Nurlan Askhar and secured his first elite title in Mongolia.
Battumur Misheelt delivered the main sensation of the Mongolian National Championships at the bantamweight (56kg) where 24 boxers fought for the medals. The 20-year-old top talent eliminated teenage hope Byambatsogt Tuguldur in the semi-final and met for the gold with Rio 2016 Olympian Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu who moved up to the bantamweight (56kg). Misheelt proved smart boxing in the final of the category and defeated his top rival winning his first ever national elite title in Ulaanbaatar.
Erdenebat Tsendbaatar was quarter-finalist in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and he is one of the biggest Mongolian hope in the upcoming years. The 20-year-old super talented boxer moved up to the lightweight (60kg) and defeated in the final Asian Games winner and Rio 2016 Olympic Games bronze medallist veteran Dorjnyambuu Otgondalai in the bout of the championships.
Rio 2016 Olympian and Military World Champion Baatarsukh Chinzorig is a boxer who needs to be watched in the upcoming international events. The 25-year-old light welterweight (64kg) boxer defeated talented Norovbal Otgontumur in the quarter-final and he was also too strong for Bayarkhuu Ganbaatar in the gold medal bout. They met in the final of the Chinggis Khan Cup last October and the result was the same in their re-match.
Two-time Olympian Byamba Tuvshinbat is member of the national team since 2006 therefore he is one of the most experienced boxer at the welterweight (69kg) not only in Mongolia but in the Asian continent. The 29-year-old boxer dominated his final fight against Batzorig Otgonjargal and secured his next national title.
Jargal Otgonjargal was bronze medallist in the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games and he is trying to regain his place in the national squad. The 26-year-old boxer dominated all of his contests in the middleweight (75kg) while experienced boxers such as Davaanyam Davaasuren and Batbayar Erkhembayar failed to get any medal in the National Championships.
Narmandakh Shinebayar moved up to the light heavyweight (81kg) since the qualification events and his experiences were enough to adopt the level of punches quickly in the National Championships. The 29-year-old boxer met with another veteran athlete in the final of the event, Battur Sodgerel and his efforts were enough to win his first title in his new category.
Mongolia’s veteran boxer Sandagsuren Erdenebayar also decided to change his category in the recent months and attended at the heavyweight (91kg) in the National Championships. Erdenebayar, who will be turning to 34 later this year, eliminated veteran Daivii Otgonbayar in the semi-final and defeated Bold Ganbayar for the gold medal.
Chuluuntumur Tumurkhuyag shined in several Asian events in the last decade when he competed at the welterweight (69kg) and middleweight (75kg). Since then the 36-year-old boxer moved up to the super heavyweight (+91kg) and defeated former Nationals Champions such as Khishigbaatar Mandakhbayar, Iderbat Davaalkhagva and Tolek Erbolat in the final of the category.

Winners in the Mongolian National Championships
Women’s 48kg: Jargalan Ochirbat
Women’s 51kg: Myagmardulam Nandintsetseg
Women’s 54kg: Nergui Oyun-Erdene
Women’s 57kg: Namuun Monkhor
Women’s 60kg: Uranbileg Shinetsetseg
Women’s 64kg: Bayantsetseg Nyamjargal
Women’s 69kg: Odgerel Gerelgua
Women’s 75kg: Munkhbat Myagmarjargal
Men’s 49kg: Gankhuyag Gan-Erdene
Men’s 52kg: Gandulam Mungun-Erdene
Men’s 56kg: Battumur Misheelt
Men’s 60kg: Erdenebat Tsendbaatar
Men’s 64kg: Baatarsukh Chinzorig
Men’s 69kg: Byamba Tuvshinbat
Men’s 75kg: Jargal Otgonjargal
Men’s 81kg: Narmandakh Shinebayar
Men’s 91kg: Sandagsuren Erdenebayar
Men’s +91kg: Chuluuntumur Tumurkhuyag