Hong Soo-hwan explained

Hong Soo-hwan
Realname:홍수환
Weight:
Height:5 ft. 7 in.
Reach:66.5 in.
Birth Date:May 26, 1950
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Style:Orthodox
Total:50
Wins:41
Ko:14
Losses:5
Draws:4

Hong Soo-hwan (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.

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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
50Draw41–5–4Yum Dong-KyunPTS10Dec 19, 1980
49Loss41–5–3Ricardo CardonaTKO12 (15), May 6, 1978
48Win41–4–3Yu KasaharaUD15Feb 1, 1978
47Win40–4–3Hector CarrasquillaKO3 (15), Nov 26, 1977
46Win39–4–3Futaro TanakaPTS12Oct 10, 1977
45Win38–4–3Yum Dong-KyunPTS12Jun 27, 1977
44Win37–4–3Conrado VasquezUD10Mar 15, 1977
43Loss36–4–3Alfonso ZamoraTKO12 (15), Oct 16, 1976
42Draw36–3–3Ric QuijanoPTS10Aug 21, 1976
41Win36–3–2Venice BorkhorsorPTS12May 30, 1976
40Win35–3–2Sutan RambingKO6 (10), Apr 6, 1976
39Win34–3–2Tinkajorn DejkajornKO6 (10), Mar 28, 1976
38Win33–3–2Shinobu FujitaKO4 (10)Feb 29, 1976
37Win32–3–2Edwin AlarconTKO4 (10)Feb 22, 1976
36Win31–3–2Wittaya PleonjitKO4 (10), Nov 29, 1975
35Win30–3–2Orlando AmoresPTS10Aug 30, 1975
34Win29–3–2John MezaKO2 (12), May 21, 1975
33Loss28–3–2Alfonso ZamoraKO4 (15), Mar 14, 1975
32Win28–2–2Fernando Cabanela15Dec 28, 1974
31Win27–2–2Noboru KonumaPTS12Oct 27, 1974
30Win26–2–2Genzo KurosawaPTS12Sep 22, 1974
29Win25–2–2Arnold TaylorUD15Jul 3, 1974
28Win24–2–2Go MifunePTS12Apr 20, 1974
27Win23–2–2Seiichi WatanukiPTS12Feb 3, 1974
26Win22–2–2Eddie SalomaPTS12Nov 24, 1973
25Win21–2–2Berkrerk ChartvanchaiPTS10Oct 7, 1973
24Win20–2–2Susumu InoueKO3 (10), Aug 19, 1973
23Win19–2–2Thanomchit Sukhothai8 (10), Feb 9, 1973
22Win18–2–2Ushiwakamaru HaradaPTS10Nov 26, 1972
21Win17–2–2Shigeyoshi OkiPTS12Oct 1, 1972
20Win16–2–2Kenji EndoKO1 (10), Aug 6, 1972
19Win15–2–2Al Diaz12Jun 4, 1972
18Win14–2–2Moon Jung-HoPTS10Apr 2, 1972
17Win13–2–2Bae Kil-JePTS10Mar 12, 1972
16Win12–2–2Park Young-SupKO4 (10), Jan 15, 1972
15Loss11–2–2Colley SalomaPTS10Dec 12, 1971
14Win11–1–2Saturnino OrtegaPTS10Nov 7, 1971
13Win10–1–2Moon Jung-HoKO5 (10), Sep 14, 1971
12Win9–1–2Jang Kyu-ChulPTS10Dec 1, 1970
11Win8–1–2Shin Hae-ShuPTS8Oct 17, 1970
10Win7–1–2Shintaro OshimaKO1 (10), Aug 8, 1970
9Loss6–1–2Ushiwakamaru HaradaPTS10Jun 9, 1970
8Draw6–0–2Shin Chul-HoPTS10Apr 19, 1970
7Win6–0–1Shin Hae-Shu PTS6Mar 3, 1970
6Win5–0–1Baek Rak-KiPTS4Oct 6, 1969
5Win4–0–1Kim Yong-Tae 1 (4), Aug 7, 1969
4Win3–0–1Ju Hong-TaekPTS4Jul 12, 1969
3Win2–0–1Park Young-SapPTS4Jun 21, 1969
2Win1–0–1Choi Chang-Soo4Jun 3, 1969
1Draw0–0–1Kim Sang-Il4 May 10, 1969

Honors

Hong was named The Rings Progress of the Year fighter for 1974.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong Soo-hwan - Lineal Bantamweight Champion. The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

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