Lee Jae-sung (boxer)

Jae-Sung Lee (born April 9, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean professional boxer in the Featherweight division and is the former Korean National Super Bantamweight Champion.[1]

Pro career

On October 7, 2006 Lee beat the veteran Min-Sung Lee to win the Korean National Super Bantamweight Championship.[2]

In May 2009, Jae-Sung lost to an undefeated Mikey Garcia.[3]

In 2011 Jae-Sung scored a major international victory by defeating Japan's Akihiro Matsumoto in just 70 seconds.

Jae-Sung scored his most notable victory in 2014 when he defeated a badly cut Takuya Watanabe in a 12-round decision. The bout, described as a "blood bath"[4] saw Jae-Sung having his shorts covered in blood. In the fight following the Watanabe fight Jae-Sung will travel to Japan to fight Shingo Wake for the OPBF Featherweight title.

References
  1. "Miguel Meza - Boxer". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-09.
  2. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-02.
  3. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29.
  4. "Jaesung Lee Vs Takuya Watanabe".


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