Real name Yum Dong-kyun Wins 53 Height 69 cm Losses 5 Stance Orthodox Role Boxer Draws 8 | Nationality South Korean Name Yum Dong-kyun Total fights 66 Rated at Super bantamweight Wins by KO 21 Division Super bantamweight Number of contests 0 | |
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Born November 10, 1950 (age 73)
Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea ( 1950-11-10 ) | ||
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. 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.
References
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