The ‘Chinggis Khaan-Ulaanbaatar Cup’, an international boxing competition, will take place at the Central Sports Complex from 18-20^th of October. According to Mongolian Boxing Federation, male boxers from Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, Germany and Nigeria have already sent their applications,.

The ‘Chinggis Khaan-Ulaanbaatar Cup’ took place 26 times in Mongolia before 2000. After a break of over a decade and a half, the event is being revived.  The competition is set to be a new event on the Asian boxing map; it is a part of the world where the Mongolian Boxing Federation is highly esteemed.

Mongolia won two medals at the 2012 London Olympics and a few weeks ago the current Asian Games winner and ASBC Asian Confederation Champion Dorjnyambuu Otgondalai got a podium place for the strong Central Asian country at the Rio Olympics. Mongolia was the fourth best Asian nation in the qualifying events for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Mongolia only has 1,000 registered boxers in the country – but the quality is amazing! Dorjnyambuu Otgondalai received bronze in Rio and a further five athletes represented the country in this year's Olympics from Light Flyweight (49 kg) up to the Welterweight class (69 kg). The average age of Mongolia's six Rio 2016 Olympians was 24.5 years which means the new team has already gained Olympic experience at a young age. This bodes well for Tokyo!

Mongolians also proved top performers in the latest ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. With their great talents we can expect outstanding performances at the upcoming Chinggis Khaan Cup where boxers born between 1976 and 1998 will be eligible to compete.

Among the favourites in the ‘Chinggis Khaan Cup’ is Mongolia’s super talented Erdenebat Tsendbaatar; he will be turning 20 later this year but has already reached world class level and is three-time National Elite Champion. He was near to winning a medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and still a teenager reached the quarter-finals in Rio de Janeiro.

Mongolia’s Summer Universiade Games winner Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu returned to the national team this January after a suspension; he too gained good experience in the Olympic qualifying events and also at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This super-talented duo could be the host nation’s sensations in the upcoming Chinggis Khaan Cup in Ulaanbaatar.