Pürevdorjiin Serdamba: Mongolia’s World Boxing Champion
Purevdorjiin Serdamba is a Mongolian amateur boxer who made history in the light-flyweight division. Born in Ulaanbaatar on April 18, 1985, he became an Olympic medalist and later the country’s first senior amateur boxing world champion.
Boxing career and major results
Serdamba won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He advanced to the light-flyweight final against China’s Zou Shiming, where a shoulder injury forced him to stop during the second round. The result gave Serdamba an Olympic silver medal.
He reached another milestone at the 2009 AIBA World Championships in Milan, winning the light-flyweight gold medal after defeating Russia’s David Ayrapetyan in the final. The International Boxing Association described him in 2011 as the reigning world champion. Serdamba also won the 2007 Asian Championships.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Serdamba competed in the light-flyweight division and finished ninth after losing his opening bout to India’s Devendro Singh. His record is a notable chapter in Mongolia’s rise in international amateur boxing, built on Olympic and world championship medals rather than a professional career. See his Olympedia profile for his Olympic results and biographical details.
Sources
Career records and reporting: olympedia.org; sport.gov.mn; iba.sport; boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
