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 World Boxing Association (WBA) and Ring magazine bantamweight titles from 1974 to 1975, and the WBA super-bantamweight title from 1977 to 1978.
Professional career Hong turned pro in 1969. In 1974, he won the WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles with a decision win over Arnold Taylor. During the fight, Taylor was knocked down in the 1st, 5th, and 14th rounds. Hong lost the title in his second defense to Alfonso Zamora in 1975. In 1977, he won the vacant WBA super bantamweight title by knocking out Hector Carrasquilla in the 3rd round. Despite being knocked down four times in the second round, Hong made a comeback and won in the following round. He lost the title in his second defense to Ricardo Cardona in 1978.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes50Draw Yum Dong-KyunPTS10Dec 19, 198049Loss41–5–3 Ricardo CardonaTKO12 (15), May 6, 1978 48Win41–4–3 Yu KasaharaUD15Feb 1, 1978 47Win40–4–3 Hector CarrasquillaKO3 (15), Nov 26, 1977 46Win39–4–3 Futaro TanakaPTS12Oct 10, 1977 45Win38–4–3 Yum Dong-KyunPTS12Jun 27, 1977 44Win37–4–3 Conrado VasquezUD10Mar 15, 1977 43Loss36–4–3Alfonso ZamoraTKO12 (15), Oct 16, 1976 42Draw36–3–3 Ric QuijanoPTS10Aug 21, 1976 41Win36–3–2 Venice BorkhorsorPTS12May 30, 1976 40Win35–3–2 Sutan RambingKO6 (10), Apr 6, 1976 39Win34–3–2 Tinkajorn DejkajornKO6 (10), Mar 28, 1976 38Win33–3–2 Shinobu FujitaKO4 (10)Feb 29, 1976 37Win32–3–2 Edwin AlarconTKO4 (10)Feb 22, 1976 36Win31–3–2 Wittaya PleonjitKO4 (10), Nov 29, 1975 35Win30–3–2Orlando AmoresPTS10Aug 30, 1975 34Win29–3–2John MezaKO2 (12), May 21, 1975 33Loss28–3–2 Alfonso ZamoraKO4 (15), Mar 14, 1975 32Win28–2–2 Fernando Cabanela15Dec 28, 1974 31Win27–2–2 Noboru KonumaPTS12Oct 27, 1974 30Win26–2–2 Genzo KurosawaPTS12Sep 22, 1974 29Win25–2–2Arnold TaylorUD15Jul 3, 1974 28Win24–2–2 Go MifunePTS12Apr 20, 1974 27Win23–2–2 Seiichi WatanukiPTS12Feb 3, 1974 26Win22–2–2 Eddie SalomaPTS12Nov 24, 1973 25Win21–2–2 Berkrerk ChartvanchaiPTS10Oct 7, 197324Win20–2–2 Susumu InoueKO3 (10), Aug 19, 1973 23Win19–2–2 Thanomchit Sukhothai8 (10), Feb 9, 1973 22Win18–2–2 Ushiwakamaru HaradaPTS10Nov 26, 1972 21Win17–2–2 Shigeyoshi OkiPTS12Oct 1, 1972 20Win16–2–2 Kenji EndoKO1 (10), Aug 6, 1972 19Win15–2–2 Al Diaz12Jun 4, 1972 18Win14–2–2Moon Jung-HoPTS10Apr 2, 1972 17Win13–2–2 Bae Kil-JePTS10Mar 12, 1972 16Win12–2–2 Park Young-SupKO4 (10), Jan 15, 1972 15Loss11–2–2 Colley SalomaPTS10Dec 12, 1971 14Win11–1–2 Saturnino OrtegaPTS10Nov 7, 1971 13Win10–1–2 Moon Jung-HoKO5 (10), Sep 14, 1971 12Win9–1–2 Jang Kyu-ChulPTS10Dec 1, 1970 11Win8–1–2 Shin Hae-ShuPTS8Oct 17, 1970 10Win7–1–2Shintaro OshimaKO1 (10), Aug 8, 1970 9Loss6–1–2Ushiwakamaru HaradaPTS10Jun 9, 1970 8Draw6–0–2 Shin Chul-HoPTS10Apr 19, 1970 7Win6–0–1 Shin Hae-Shu PTS6Mar 3, 1970 6Win5–0–1 Baek Rak-KiPTS4Oct 6, 1969 5Win4–0–1 Kim Yong-Tae 1 (4), Aug 7, 1969 4Win3–0–1 Ju Hong-TaekPTS4Jul 12, 1969 3Win2–0–1 Park Young-SapPTS4Jun 21, 1969 2Win1–0–1 Choi Chang-Soo4Jun 3, 1969 1Draw0–0–1 Kim Sang-Il4 May 10, 1969
Honors Hong was named The Rings Progress of the Year fighter for 1974.
See also List of bantamweight boxing champions List of super-bantamweight boxing champions
References
External links
Official Website Hong Soo-hwan - CBZ Profile