Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene
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Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene is an amateur boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

 who competed 2006 Asian Games
Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games
Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games took place in the Academy for Sports Excellence in Sports City, 8 kilometers to the west of Doha. The event was only open to men, and the bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

 in the Lightweight (-60 kg)
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 division and won the silver medal in lost bout against China's
China
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 Hu Qing
Hu Qing
Hu Qing is a male amateur boxer from China. He competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the lightweight division winning the gold medal in the match against Mongolia's Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene....

 22-38.

Career

In 2004 he competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

 but he lost his bout at the round of 16 to North Korea's
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

 Jong Sub Baik 22-33.
  • Defeated Michael Medur (Mauritius) 29-23
  • Lost to Jong-Sub Baik (North Korea) 22-33


In 2006 he won silver at the Asian Games.

In 2008 he failed in his first qualifier at lightweight against Baik Jong-Sub
Baik Jong-Sub
Baik Jong-sub is an amateur boxer in the Lightweight division from South Korea.-Olympic results:Participated in the 2004 Olympic Games as a Lightweight boxer"*Defeated Gyula Kate 30-23...

 but went up a weightclass and qualified for the Olympics by winning the Junior Welterweight competition of the second qualifier against Akmat Madaminov. He won a silver medal at first AIBA world cup in Moscow, 2008.

At the Olympics he beat Hastings Bwalya
Hastings Bwalya
Hastings Bwalya is a Zambian boxer who won the 2007 All-Africa Games at junior welter, and then competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...

 and upset Bulgarian Boris Georgiev
Boris Georgiev
Boris Georgiev is an amateur boxer from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight class.- Career :...

 but lost to Frenchman Alexis Vastine
Alexis Vastine
Alexis Vastine is a French boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:Vastine who comes from a boxing family is a lanky boxer-puncher who fights for the club BC Fourmetot....

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