Sigyel Phub

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. Later that year he reached the quarterfinals at the Asian Games in Guangzhou despite nursing a hand injury, For his performances, he was nominated for Bhutanese sportsperson of the year by Tshering Tobgay. He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 President's Cup in Indonesia, 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. However, despite being "extremely focused and always operating from a high guard," Phub was defeated in his second match by Veaceslav Gojan. His final major tournament was the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, where he was upset in his first bout by Nadir Baloch of Pakistan. 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. It was the first time since the inception of the Bhutan Boxing Federation, over three decades prior, that civilians took part in the competition.