Yum Dong-kyun

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

Dong-Kyun Yum
Dong-Kyun Yum on November 24, 1976
Statistics
Real nameYum Dong-kyun
Weight(s)Super bantamweight
Height5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)
NationalitySouth Korea South Korean
Born (1950-11-10) November 10, 1950
Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights66
Wins53
Wins by KO21
Losses5
Draws8
No contests0

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


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