Indonesian boxer

Ellyas Pical (born 24 March 1960) was the first world boxing champion from Indonesia, and was three times IBF Super flyweight champion (1985–1989).

Contents

• 1 Life and career
• 2 Professional boxing record
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Life and career

In his childhood, Pical was a pearl diver, diving without equipment. Pical is of Ambonese/Moluccan heritage. Pical's nickname "The Exocet" was given by the press referring to his left-hand punch. The name comes from the French-made missiles used to against the Royal Navy by the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War, which happened in 1982 during Pical's era. He got his *le with this left-hand punch, knocking out defending champion Ju-Do Chun. At that time, Pical was only the second man from Indonesia to fight for a world *le, following Thomas Americo (defeated by Saoul Mamby for the WBC Super lightweight *le in Jakarta in 1981).

In 1987, after issues with his managers Simson Tambunan and Anton Sihotang, as well as short-term managers Dali Sofari dan Khairus Sahel He eventually took singer Melky Goeslaw as his manager and Enteng Tanamal as *istant manager.

On February 28, 1987, he challenged the WBA *le with Thai holder Khaosai Galaxy at Senayan Stadium, Jakarta. He was defeated by TKO (referee stoppage) in the 14th round.

Pical lives with his wife Rina Siahaya Pical, a dentist, and his sons Lorinly and Matthew. Pical was allegedly caught in the act of selling drugs to some undercover policemen in a discothèque in Jakarta during September 2005. This was shocking news to many Indonesians, as Pical had a reputation as a clean living and religious man. He was sentenced to seven months in prison, and released on 7 February 2006. Pical currently works on the staff of KONI - Indonesian Olympic Committee.

Professional boxing record

See also

• List of super-flyweight boxing champions

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

• "Patah Arang Dli-Elly" . Tempo (in Indonesian). 13 June 1987. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.

External links

• Boxing record for Ellyas Pical from BoxRec (registration required)