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Yum Dong-kyun

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Dong-Kyun Yum
Dong-Kyun Yum on November 24, 1976
Born
Yum Dong-kyun

(1950-11-10) November 10, 1950 (age 73)
NationalitySouth Korea South Korean
Statistics
Weight(s)Super bantamweight
Height5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights66
Wins53
Wins by KO21
Losses5
Draws8
No contests0

Dong-Kyun Yum (Korean염동균; Hanja廉東均; born November 10, 1950, in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province) is a former professional boxer from South Korea. He is a former Lineal and WBC junior featherweight champion.

Boxing career

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Yum Dong-kyun - Lineal Jr. Featherweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
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Achievements
Preceded by Lineal Super Bantamweight Champion
24 November 1976 – 21 May 1977
Succeeded by
Preceded by WBC Super Bantamweight Champion
24 November 1976 – 21 May 1977
Succeeded by