Yum Dong-kyun

Dong-Kyun Yum

Dong-Kyun Yum on November 24, 1976
Statistics
Real name Yum Dong-kyun
Weight(s) Super bantamweight
Height 2 ft 3 in (0.69 m)
Nationality South Korea South Korean
Born (1950-11-10) November 10, 1950
Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 66
Wins 53
Wins by KO 21
Losses 5
Draws 8
No contests 0

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.

Boxing career

Yum turned professional in November 24, 1976. 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 Gomez 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.
Achievements
Preceded by
Royal Kobayashi
Lineal Super Bantamweight Champion
24 November 1976 21 May 1977
Succeeded by
Wilfredo Gómez
Preceded by
Royal Kobayashi
WBC Super Bantamweight Champion
24 November 1976 21 May 1977
Succeeded by
Wilfredo Gómez


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