Ki-Young Chung
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Ki-Young Chung 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, Chung won the Korean super bantamweight
title in 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.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. During his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1986, Chung won the IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
world featherweight title. Before competing at featherweight, Chung won the Korean super bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....
title in 1982. He also won the Korean title as a featherweight, along with the OPBF
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region.-History:The OPBF was formed in 1954 by the Japanese, Korean, and Filipino boxing commissions...
title. His first challenge for a world title came on November 29, 1985 against fellow South Korean Min-Keun Oh
Min-Keun Oh
Min-Keun Oh is a former boxer from South Korea.-Amateur career:In 1979, Oh won the silver medal in featherweight at the inaugural World Junior Amateur Boxing Championships held in Yokohama, Japan.In 1980, he won another silver at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships held in Bombay, India,...
. Chung won the fight with a technical knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
in the fifteenth round to become champion. He defended his title twice; knocking out Tyrone Jackson and beating Richard Savage with a unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
. Chung lost his title to Antonio Rivera
Antonio Rivera
José Antonio Rivera was a well known Puerto Rican boxer. He was much better known as El Gallo Rivera or Tonito Rivera, and was a prominent boxer during the decade of the 1980s.-Professional career:...
on August 30, 1986. Rivera won the fight with a tenth round knockout, in what was to be Chung's final professional contest.