Hong Soo-hwan

Hong Soo-hwan (Hangul: 홍수환, born May 26, 1950) is a South Korean former professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1980. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles from 1974 to 1975 and the WBA super-bantamweight title from 1977 to 1978.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Soo-hwan
Hong in 1976
Statistics
Real name홍수환
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Born (1950-05-26) May 26, 1950
Seoul, South Korea
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights50
Wins41
Wins by KO14
Losses5
Draws4

Professional career

Hong turned pro in 1969 and in 1974 captured the WBA and The Ring bantamweight title with a decision win over Arnold Taylor[1] in a fight in which Taylor was down in the 1st, 5th, and 14th rounds. He lost his title in his 2nd defense to Alfonso Zamora in 1975. In 1977 he captured the vacant WBA super bantamweight title 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 title in his 2nd defense to Ricardo Cardona in 1978.

Professional boxing record
50 fights 41 wins 5 losses
By knockout 14 3
By decision 27 2
Draws 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
50 Draw 41–5–4 Yum Dong-Kyun PTS 10 Dec 19, 1980 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
49 Loss 41–5–3 Ricardo Cardona TKO 12 (15), 1:23 May 6, 1978 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Lost WBA super-bantamweight title
48 Win 41–4–3 Yu Kasahara UD 15 Feb 1, 1978 Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBA super-bantamweight title
47 Win 40–4–3 Hector Carrasquilla KO 3 (15), 1:04 Nov 26, 1977 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama Won inaugural WBA super-bantamweight title
46 Win 39–4–3 Futaro Tanaka PTS 12 Oct 10, 1977 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
45 Win 38–4–3 Yum Dong-Kyun PTS 12 Jun 27, 1977 Seoul, South Korea
44 Win 37–4–3 Conrado Vasquez UD 10 Mar 15, 1977 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
43 Loss 36–4–3 Alfonso Zamora TKO 12 (15), 2:50 Oct 16, 1976 Sunin Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea For WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles
42 Draw 36–3–3 Ric Quijano PTS 10 Aug 21, 1976 Busan, South Korea
41 Win 36–3–2 Venice Borkhorsor PTS 12 May 30, 1976 Busan, South Korea Won vacant OPBF bantamweight title
40 Win 35–3–2 Sutan Rambing KO 6 (10), 1:51 Apr 6, 1976 Seoul, South Korea
39 Win 34–3–2 Tinkajorn Dejkajorn KO 6 (10), 2:34 Mar 28, 1976 Incheon, South Korea
38 Win 33–3–2 Shinobu Fujita KO 4 (10) Feb 29, 1976 Busan, South Korea
37 Win 32–3–2 Edwin Alarcon TKO 4 (10) Feb 22, 1976 Busan, South Korea
36 Win 31–3–2 Wittaya Pleonjit KO 4 (10), 2:17 Nov 29, 1975 Incheon, South Korea
35 Win 30–3–2 Orlando Amores PTS 10 Aug 30, 1975 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
34 Win 29–3–2 John Meza KO 2 (12), 1:47 May 21, 1975 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
33 Loss 28–3–2 Alfonso Zamora KO 4 (15), 2:27 Mar 14, 1975 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Lost WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles
32 Win 28–2–2 Fernando Cabanela SD 15 Dec 28, 1974 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles
31 Win 27–2–2 Noboru Konuma PTS 12 Oct 27, 1974 Busan, South Korea
30 Win 26–2–2 Genzo Kurosawa PTS 12 Sep 22, 1974 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
29 Win 25–2–2 Arnold Taylor UD 15 Jul 3, 1974 West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban, South Africa Won WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles
28 Win 24–2–2 Go Mifune PTS 12 Apr 20, 1974 Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
27 Win 23–2–2 Seiichi Watanuki PTS 12 Feb 3, 1974 Daegu, South Korea Retained OPBF bantamweight title
26 Win 22–2–2 Eddie Saloma PTS 12 Nov 24, 1973 Daegu, South Korea Won vacant OPBF bantamweight title
25 Win 21–2–2 Berkrerk Chartvanchai PTS 10 Oct 7, 1973 Busan, South Korea
24 Win 20–2–2 Susumu Inoue KO 3 (10), 2:03 Aug 19, 1973 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
23 Win 19–2–2 Thanomchit Sukhothai TKO 8 (10), 1:46 Feb 9, 1973 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
22 Win 18–2–2 Ushiwakamaru Harada PTS 10 Nov 26, 1972 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
21 Win 17–2–2 Shigeyoshi Oki PTS 12 Oct 1, 1972 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF bantamweight title
20 Win 16–2–2 Kenji Endo KO 1 (10), 1:46 Aug 6, 1972 Seoul, South Korea
19 Win 15–2–2 Al Diaz UD 12 Jun 4, 1972 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Won vacant OPBF bantamweight title
18 Win 14–2–2 Moon Jung-Ho PTS 10 Apr 2, 1972 Busan, South Korea Retained South Korean bantamweight title
17 Win 13–2–2 Bae Kil-Je PTS 10 Mar 12, 1972 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained South Korean bantamweight title
16 Win 12–2–2 Park Young-Sup KO 4 (10), 3:05 Jan 15, 1972 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained South Korean bantamweight title
15 Loss 11–2–2 Colley Saloma PTS 10 Dec 12, 1971 Agana, Guam
14 Win 11–1–2 Saturnino Ortega PTS 10 Nov 7, 1971 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
13 Win 10–1–2 Moon Jung-Ho KO 5 (10), 2:32 Sep 14, 1971 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Won South Korean bantamweight title
12 Win 9–1–2 Jang Kyu-Chul PTS 10 Dec 1, 1970 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
11 Win 8–1–2 Shin Hae-Shu PTS 8 Oct 17, 1970 Seoul, South Korea
10 Win 7–1–2 Shintaro Oshima KO 1 (10), 2:13 Aug 8, 1970 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
9 Loss 6–1–2 Ushiwakamaru Harada PTS 10 Jun 9, 1970 Ōita, Ōita, Japan
8 Draw 6–0–2 Shin Chul-Ho PTS 10 Apr 19, 1970 Daegu, South Korea
7 Win 6–0–1 Shin Hae-Shu PTS 6 Mar 3, 1970 Seoul, South Korea
6 Win 5–0–1 Baek Rak-Ki PTS 4 Oct 6, 1969 Seoul, South Korea
5 Win 4–0–1 Kim Yong-Tae KO 1 (4), 1:56 Aug 7, 1969 Seoul, South Korea
4 Win 3–0–1 Ju Hong-Taek PTS 4 Jul 12, 1969 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
3 Win 2–0–1 Park Young-Sap PTS 4 Jun 21, 1969 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
2 Win 1–0–1 Choi Chang-Soo PTS 4 Jun 3, 1969 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
1 Draw 0–0–1 Kim Sang-Il PTS 4 May 10, 1969 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea

Honors

Hong was named The Ring's Progress of the Year fighter for 1974.

See also

References
  1. "Hong Soo-hwan - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.


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