Chung Ki-young

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Chung Ki-young (* 23. November 1959 in South Korea ) is a former South Korean boxer in the featherweight .

Career

On June 3, 1979 he made his professional debut against Woo-Jung Kim in Seoul with a unanimous victory on points. In 1984 he became an OPBF master.

At the end of November 1985 he beat his compatriot Oh Min-keun with a technical knockout in round 15 and thus became world champion of the IBF association . He defended this title twice in a row and lost it to Antonio Rivera in late August 1986 . After this bankruptcy, he ended his career.

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Chung is the family name here, Ki-young is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Chung, Ki-young
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean featherweight boxer
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH South Korea