Chung Ki-young

Ki-Young Chung (Hangul: 정기영; born November 23, 1959 in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) is a former professional boxer. During his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1986, Chung won the IBF world featherweight title. Before competing at featherweight, Choung won the Super Bantamweight title of South Korea 1982. He also won the Korean title as a featherweight, along with the OPBF title. His first challenge for a world title came on November 29, 1985 against fellow South Korean Min-Keun Oh. Chung won the fight with a technical knockout in the fifteenth round to become champion. He defended his title twice; knocking out Tyrone Jackson and beating Richard Savage with a unanimous decision. Chung lost his title to Antonio Rivera on August 30, 1986. Rivera won the fight with a tenth-round knockout, in what was to be Chung's final professional contest.[1]

Achievements
Preceded by
Min-Keun Oh		 IBF Featherweight Champion
29 November 1985 – 30 August 1986		 Succeeded by
Antonio Rivera
Ki-Young Chung
Statistics
Real nameKi-Young Chung
Weight(s)Featherweight
Nationality South Korean
Born (1959-11-23) 23 November 1959
Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Boxing record
Total fights38
Wins31
Wins by KO10
Losses5
Draws2

References
  1. "boxer: Ki-Young Chung". Boxrec. Retrieved 10 July 2010.


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