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Yum Dong-kyun

Yum Dong-kyun

South Korean boxer (born 1950)

Dong-Kyun Yum (Korean: 염동균; Hanja: 廉東均; born November 10, 1950, in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province) is a former professional boxer from South Korea. He is a former Lineal and WBC junior featherweight champion.

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Boxing career

Yum turned professional on March 7, 1970. He became the WBC and Lineal Super Bantamweight champion when he defeated Royal Kobayashi by majority decision over 15 rounds.[1] In the following year, he successfully defended his titles against Jose Cervantes but lost to Wilfredo Gómez in his third title defense.

He retired in 1980 with an impressive record of 53 wins with 21 knockouts, 5 defeats and 8 draws.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Yum Dong-kyun - Lineal Jr. Featherweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
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