Hong Soo-hwan
Hong Soo-hwan (Hangul: 홍수환, born May 26, 1950, in Seoul, South Korea) is a retired professional boxer from South Korea who held the Lineal and World Boxing *ociation (WBA) bantamweight *les.
Contents
- 1 Pro career
- 2 Honors
- 3 See also
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Pro career
Hong turned pro in 1969 and in 1974 captured the Lineal and WBA bantamweight *le with a decision win over Arnold Taylor in a fight in which Taylor was down in the 1st, 5th, and 14th rounds. He lost his *le in his 2nd defense to Alfonso Zamora in 1975. In 1977 he captured the vacant WBA super bantamweight *le in a 3rd-round knockout of Hector Carrasquilla. Hong was down 4 times in the 2nd and came back in the following round to win. He lost the *le in his 2nd defense to Ricardo Cardona in 1978.
Honors
Hong was named The Ring's Progress of the Year fighter for 1974.
See also
- List of bantamweight boxing champions
- List of super-bantamweight boxing champions
References
External links
- Boxing record for Hong Soo-hwan from BoxRec (registration required)
- Official Website
- Hong Soo-hwan - CBZ Profile