Sigyel Phub (born 1984) is a Bhutanese former amateur boxer. He competed at the 2013 World Championships as well as two editions of the Asian Games in 2010 and 2014.
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| Born | Peljab Sigyel Phub[2] 1984 (age 39–40) | ||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | ||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw[1] | ||||||||
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Career
editPhub, a former soldier, represented the Royal Bhutan Army during his amateur career.[4][2]
In 2010, Phub won a bantamweight silver medal at the South Asian Games in Dhaka, defeating Sri Lankan representative Kamal Sameera in the semi-finals before losing to Naimatullah of Pakistan in the finals.[5] Later that year he reached the quarterfinals at the Asian Games in Guangzhou despite nursing a hand injury,[2] becoming one of the "main sensations" of the event after his two surprise wins.[6] For his performances, he was nominated for Bhutanese sportsperson of the year by Tshering Tobgay.[7] He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 President's Cup in Indonesia,[2] notably beating future Olympic medallist Satoshi Shimizu in the round of 16.[8] Phub competed in the bantamweight event of the 2013 World Championships in Almaty. In his first bout, he defeated Belarusian opponent Dzmitry Sapon on a 3–0 decision.[9] However, despite being "extremely focused and always operating from a high guard," Phub was defeated in his second match by Veaceslav Gojan.[10] His final major tournament was the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, where he was upset in his first bout by Nadir Baloch of Pakistan.[1]
After retirement, Phub worked as a coach with the national team.[6] In 2016 he opened Bhutan's first private boxing club, the Druk Thimphu Boxing Club, using Changlimithang Stadium as its training center.[4] Phub drove a taxicab in Thimphu to fund the club's expenses, accomplishing his dream of providing civilians an opportunity to learn the sport.[4] By July of that year, he had 30 members, both male and female, training at his club.[11] In 2018, nine of his boxers were selected to compete at the national championships in Phuntsholing, winning two gold and six silvers medals in the club's debut.[12] It was the first time since the inception of the Bhutan Boxing Federation, over three decades prior, that civilians took part in the competition.[12]
Phub returned to competition at the 2019 national championships in Thimphu, winning the welterweight gold medal.[6] He also competed at the 2019 India Open soon thereafter, moving down to light welterweight for the event.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Han defeats Han on Day 1 in Incheon". AIBA. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Peljab Sigyel Phub brings Bronze Medal, 21st President's Cup Indonesia". RBA Magazine. Royal Bhutan Army. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Amateur boxing record for Sigyel Phub. BoxRec.
- ^ a b c Tshedup, Younten (18 August 2016). "Boxer dreams big for nation". Kuensel. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "11.South Asian Games Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Asian Games quarter-finalist Sigyel Phub returned with a wins in the Bhutan National Boxing Championships". ASBC News. Asian Boxing Confederation. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Tobgay, Tshering (7 January 2011). "Sportsperson of the year". tsheringtobgay.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "21.President's Cup Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Almaty2013 Day 4 Evening Session: Double success for Road to Dream boxers". European Boxing Confederation. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Almaty 2013 Day 6 Report from the ringside by AIBA". European Boxing Confederation. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Tshedup, Younten (22 July 2016). "Efforts to popularise boxing". Kuensel. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Civilian boxers enter boxing championship". Kuensel. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "2.India Open Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at Olympics.com
- Sigyel Phub at The-Sports.org