Ki-Young Chung (Korean: 정기영; born November 23, 1959) is a former professional boxer. During his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1986, Chung won the IBF world featherweight title. Before competing at featherweight, Choung won the Super Bantamweight title of South Korea 1982. He also won the Korean title as a featherweight, along with the OPBF title. His first challenge for a world title came on November 29, 1985, against fellow South Korean Min-Keun Oh. Chung won the fight with a technical knockout in the fifteenth round to become champion. He defended his title twice; knocking out Tyrone Jackson and beating Richard Savage with a unanimous decision. Chung lost his title to Antonio Rivera on August 30, 1986. Rivera won the fight with a tenth-round knockout, in what was to be Chung's final professional contest.[1]
Ki-Young Chung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1959 Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 38 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
References edit
- ^ "boxer: Ki-Young Chung". Boxrec. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Chung Ki-young from BoxRec (registration required)
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