Yuh Myung-woo

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Yuh Myung-woo (* 10. January 1964 in Seoul , South Korea ) is a former South Korean boxers in the light flyweight .

Professional career

In 1982 he started his professional career successfully. On December 8, 1985, he boxed against Joey Olivo for the WBA world championship and won on points. He defended this belt a total of 17 times in a row and lost it to Hiroki Ioka on December 17, 1991 .

However, he beat Ioka in a direct rematch, which took place on November 18 of the following year, by majority decision and thus regained the WBA world championship belt. In June 1993, he defended the title against Yuichi Hosono unanimously on points.

After this victory, Yuh Myung-woo ended his career and resigned as world champion.

In 2013, Yuh Myung-woo was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Yuh is the family name here, Myung-woo is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Yuh, Myung-woo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean light flyweight boxer
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul , South Korea