# Ellyas Pical

Ellyas Pical (born 24 March 1960) is an Indonesian former boxer, the first world boxing champion from the country, and is a three-time IBF Super flyweight champion (1985–1989).

## 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 was inspired to become a boxer by watching boxing matches on television. He got his title 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 title, following Thomas Americo (defeated by Saoul Mamby for the WBC Super lightweight title 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 assistant manager.
On February 28, 1987, he challenged for the WBA title against Thai holder, future International Boxing Hall of Fame member Khaosai Galaxy at Senayan Stadium, Jakarta. He was defeated by TKO (referee stoppage) in the 14th round. At first, the bout was scheduled to unify the 115 lb WBA and IBF titles, as Pigal was the IBF champion for the second time and he was retained once. However, the IBF did not approve it and stripped him following that.
Pical lives with his wife Rina Siahaya Pical, a dentist, and his sons Lorinly and Matthew. Pical currently works on the staff of KONI - Indonesian Olympic Committee.

## Biographical film

His biography has created a film released in Ellyas Pical on March 21, 2024 on Prime Video.

## Professional boxing record

| 26 fights | 20 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 26 | Win | 20–5–1 | Juwono | PTS | 10 | May 28, 2000 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 25 | Draw | 19–5–1 | Charles Hery | PTS | 8 | Nov 10, 1990 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 24 | Loss | 19–5 | Greg Richardson | MD | 10 | Mar 12, 1990 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 23 | Loss | 19–4 | Juan Polo Perez | UD | 12 | Oct 14, 1989 | Valley Sports Arena, Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | Lost IBF super flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 19–3 | Mike Phelps | SD | 12 | Feb 25, 1989 | National Stadium, Singapore, Indonesia | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 18–3 | Ki Chang Kim | UD | 12 | Sep 4, 1988 | Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 17–3 | Raul Ernesto Diaz | UD | 15 | Feb 20, 1988 | GOR Pangsuma, Pontianak, Indonesia | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Chang Tae-il | SD | 15 | Oct 7, 1987 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Won IBF super flyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Sukardi | KO | 4 (?) | Sep 6, 1987 | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 17 | Loss | 14–3 | Khaosai Galaxy | TKO | 14 (15) | Feb 28, 1987 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | For WBA super flyweight |
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Dong Chun Lee | KO | 10 (15) | Dec 3, 1986 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Cesar Polanco | KO | 3 (15) | Jul 5, 1986 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Won IBF super flyweight title |
| 14 | Loss | 12–2 | Cesar Polanco | SD | 15 | Feb 15, 1986 | P.I. Arena-Coliseum, Jakarta, Indonesia | Lost IBF super flyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Wayne Mulholland | TKO | 3 (15) | Aug 25, 1985 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Chun Ju-do | TKO | 8 (15) | May 3, 1985 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Won IBF super flyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Mutsuo Watanabe | TKO | 6 (12) | Oct 7, 1984 | Senayan, Indonesia | Retained OPBF super flyweight |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Hee Yun Jung | PTS | 12 | May 19, 1984 | Seoul, South Korea | Won vacant OPBF super flyweight |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Prayurasak Muangsurin | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 30, 1984 | Samrong, Thailand | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Wongso Indrajit | PTS | 10 | Nov 1, 1983 | Surabaya, Malang | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Viboon Muangsurin | PTS | 10 | Sep 11, 1983 | Jakarta, Malang | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Munadi | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 18, 1983 | Jakarta, Malang | |
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Edward Apay | PTS | 10 | Jul 24, 1983 | GOR Pulosari, Malang, Indonesia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Moningko Palungan | KO | 2 (?) | May 15, 1983 | Malang, Indonesia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Juwarno | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 6, 1983 | Malang, Indonesia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Benny Nuriante | PTS | 6 | Dec 19, 1982 | GOR Pulosari, Malang, Indonesia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Eddy Rafael | KO | 4 (?) | Dec 10, 1982 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |