Sigyel Phub
Born
Peljab Sigyel Phub[1]

1984 (age 39–40)
Thimphu, Bhutan[2]
NationalityBhutanese
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
StanceSouthpaw[3]
Medal record
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Bantamweight

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.

Career

Phub, a former soldier, represented the Royal Bhutan Army during his amateur career.[4][1]

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,[1] becoming one of the "main sensations" of the event after his two surprise wins.[6][7] For his performances, he was nominated for Bhutanese sportsperson of the year by Tshering Tobgay.[8] He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 President's Cup in Indonesia,[1] notably beating future Olympic medallist Satoshi Shimizu in the round of 16.[9] 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.[10] However, despite being "extremely focused and always operating from a high guard," Phub was defeated in his second match by Veaceslav Gojan.[11] His final major tournament was the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, where he was upset in his first bout by Nadir Baloch of Pakistan.[3]

After retirement, Phub worked as a coach with the national team.[7] 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.[12] 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.[13] It was the first time since the inception of the Bhutan Boxing Federation, over three decades prior, that civilians took part in the competition.[13]

Phub returned to competition at the 2019 national championships in Thimphu, winning the welterweight gold medal.[7] He also competed at the 2019 India Open soon thereafter, moving down to light welterweight for the event.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Peljab Sigyel Phub brings Bronze Medal, 21st President's Cup Indonesia". RBA Magazine. Royal Bhutan Army. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Amateur boxing record for Sigyel Phub. BoxRec.
  3. 1 2 "Han defeats Han on Day 1 in Incheon". AIBA. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Tshedup, Younten (18 August 2016). "Boxer dreams big for nation". Kuensel. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "11.South Asian Games Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bhutan National Boxing Championships will be broadcasted by the local media". ASBC News. Asian Boxing Confederation. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "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.
  8. ↑ Tobgay, Tshering (7 January 2011). "Sportsperson of the year". tsheringtobgay.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "21.President's Cup Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Almaty2013 Day 4 Evening Session: Double success for Road to Dream boxers". European Boxing Confederation. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Almaty 2013 Day 6 Report from the ringside by AIBA". European Boxing Confederation. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Tshedup, Younten (22 July 2016). "Efforts to popularise boxing". Kuensel. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Civilian boxers enter boxing championship". Kuensel. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "2.India Open Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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