Tugstsogt Nyambayar

Tugstsogt Nyambayar (Mongolian: Нямбаярын Төгсцогт, romanized: Nyambayaryn Tögstsogt; born 23 June 1992) is a Mongolian professional boxer. He held the IBO featherweight in 2019[1] and challenged for the WBC featherweight title in February 2020.[2] As an amateur, he won silver medals at the 2009 World Championships and 2012 London Olympics. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's seventh best active featherweight by The Ring[3] and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[4]

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Tugstsogt. Nyambayar is a patronymic, not a family name.
Tugstsogt Nyambayar
Statistics
Nickname(s)King Tug
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
NationalityMongolian
BornНямбаярын Төгсцогт
Nyambayaryn Tögstsogt
(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights13
Wins12
Wins by KO9
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Mongolia
Summer Olympics
2012 LondonFlyweight
World Amateur Championships
2009 MilanFlyweight
World University Championships
2010 UlaanbaatarFlyweight
Asian Championships
2009 ZhuhaiLight Flyweight

Amateur career

As a seventeen-year-old amateur, he won the silver medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships. At the age of twenty, he won the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, losing to the Cuban boxer Robeisy Ramírez by a score of 14:17 in the final.

Professional career

In 2015, he signed with the manager/adviser Al Haymon and made his professional boxing debut in March of that year. He is trained by John Pullman at Pullmans Boxing Gym in Northridge, California.[5]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
13 fights 12 wins 1 loss
By knockout 9 0
By decision 3 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 12–1 Cobia Breedy SD 12 19 Sep 2020 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
12 Loss 11–1 Gary Russell Jr. UD 12 8 Feb 2020 PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania, US For WBC featherweight title
11 Win 11–0 Claudio Marrero UD 12 26 Jan 2019 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US Won vacant IBO featherweight title
10 Win 10–0 Óscar Escandón TKO 3 (10), 1:18 26 May 2018 Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, US
9 Win 9–0 Harmonito Dela Torre UD 8 18 Nov 2017 Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
8 Win 8–0 Jhon Gemino TKO 10 (10), 1:05 25 Feb 2017 Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, US
7 Win 7–0 German Meraz RTD 5 (8), 3:00 8 Dec 2016 Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, California, US
6 Win 6–0 Rafael Vazquez TKO 1 (10), 1:24 15 Jul 2016 Horseshoe Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, US
5 Win 5–0 Juan Ruiz RTD 4 (6), 3:00 5 May 2016 Irvine, California, US
4 Win 4–0 Pedro Melo KO 2 (8), 1:44 3 Dec 2015 The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, US
3 Win 3–0 Arturo Badillo RTD 3 (8), 3:00 27 Aug 2015 The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, US
2 Win 2–0 Manuel Rubalcava KO 1 (4), 1:38 18 Apr 2015 StubHub Center, Carson, California, US
1 Win 1–0 Gabriel Braxton KO 1 (4), 2:10 13 Mar 2015 Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, US

References
  1. "BoxRec: List of IBO featherweight champions". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. Rafael, Dan (9 February 2020). "Russell Jr. dominates to keep 126-pound belt". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. "2012 Olympic Silver Medal Winner Inks With Al Haymon" (BoxingScene.com, 4 February 2015).
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Claudio Marrero		 IBO
featherweight champion
26 January 2019 – January 2020		 Vacant
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