Chang Jung-koo

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Chang Jung-Koo
Statistics
Real nameChang Jung-Koo
Nickname(s)The Korean Hawk
Weight(s)Light Flyweight
Height5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm)
NationalitySouth Korea South Korean
Born (1963-02-04) February 4, 1963 (age 58)
Busan, South Korea
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins38
Wins by KO17
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0
In this Korean name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Jung-Koo (Hangul: 장정구, Hanja: 張正九) (born February 4, 1963 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean former light flyweight boxing champion. He is known by his nickname, The Korean Hawk.

Chang took the tough road to becoming a world champion. In Chang's 15th pro fight, he faced former WBA flyweight champion Alfonso Lopez. Chang knocked out Lopez in the 3rd round. Next, Chang faced future IBF flyweight champion Jong-Kwan Chung, stopping Chung in the 6th round. In his 18th fight, and last before challenging for his first world title, Chang scored a 10 round unanimous decision over former WBC light flyweight champion Amado Ursua.

In Chang's first world title try, he lost to Hilario Zapata of Panama by a 15 round split decision in 1982, by scores of 148-145, 142-144 and 144-147. However, in a rematch held in Seoul, he avenged that loss and became WBC light flyweight world champion by knocking out Zapata at 2:46 of the 3rd round.

Chang then went on to establish a then-world record for the most defenses as world light flyweight champion, defending the title successfully 16 times between 1983 and 1988 when he retired.

In his first defense, he defeated Masaharu Inami and followed it with a win over future champion German Torres.

In 1984, he defeated future champion, Sot Chitalada, former champion Katsuo Tokashiki and Tadashi Kuramochi.

He started 1985 with a narrow majority decision in a rematch with German Torres. The outcome was determined by a single point on one judge's scorecard. Later in the year, he defeated Francisco Montiel and Jorge Cano.

In 1986, Chang faced Torres in a third meeting, this time defeating him by unanimous decision. He followed it with a rematch victory over Francisco Montiel and a knockout over future champion Hideyuki Ohashi.

After securing victories over Efren Pinto and Agustin Garcia in 1987, he faced future champion Isidro Perez. In a hard fought battle, Perez dropped Chang in the opening round, however, the referee failed to rule it as such. Chang was ultimately awarded a close unanimous decision victory.

After a TKO victory in a rematch over Hideyuki Ohashi in 1988, Chang announced his retirement. Originally retired in 1988, Jang Jung-gu's first wife was a marriage swindler. From the beginning, the wife married only for Jang Jung-gu's fortune, and after the marriage, she continued to steal Jang Jung-gu's fortune for her family. When he stole almost all of his assets, he deliberately caused a feud with Jang Jung-gu, and eventually, when he divorced, he ripped off the alimony, turning Jang Jung-gu into a penniless beggar and fled to a foreign country. This is why Jang Jung-gu became financially difficult despite winning 15 championships, which forced him to return to active duty in 1989. However, financial difficulties pushed him back into the ring in 1989 when he challenged and lost to Humberto González, who was the WBC light flyweight champion at the time.

After moving up to the flyweight division, he challenged WBC flyweight champion Sot Chitalada who he had defeated several years prior. In a closely contested bout, Chang lost a disputed majority decision.

Chitalada then lost that title to Muangchai Kittikasem, prompting Chang to challenge the newly crowned champion. Chang dropped the champion three times, however, Kittikasem rallied back to stop him in the final round. Chang announced his retirement immediately after.[1]

Chang's record for successive title defenses in the 108-pound division would soon be broken by fellow South Korean boxer Yuh Myung-Woo, who successfully defended his WBA light flyweight title 17 times in his first reign between 1985 and 1991.

Chang had a record of 38 wins and 4 losses, with 17 wins by knockout.

On June 2010, Chang and 12 other boxing personalities were inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[2] He became the first Korean boxer to be inducted in the prestigious boxing hall of fame, and the 5th Asian boxer to receive the honor.

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
42 fights 38 wins 4 losses
By knockout 17 1
By decision 21 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
42 Loss 38–4 Thailand Muangchai Kittikasem TKO 12 (12), 2:36 May 18, 1991 South Korea Olympic Park Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea For WBC flyweight title
41 Loss 38–3 Thailand Sot Chitalada MD 12 Nov 24, 1991 South Korea Olympic Park Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea For WBC flyweight title
40 Win 38–2 Philippines Ric Siodora TKO 8 (12), 2:58 Sep 15, 1990 South Korea Koomi South Korea
39 Loss 37–2 Mexico Humberto Gonzalez UD 12 Dec 9, 1989 South Korea Indoor Gymnasium, Daegu South Korea Lost WBC light flyweight title
38 Win 37–1 Mexico Amando Velasco UD 10 Aug 27, 1989 South Korea Busan South Korea
37 Win 36–1 Japan Hideyuki Ohashi TKO 8 (12), 1:47 Jun 27, 1988 Japan Korakuen Hall Japan Retained WBC light flyweight title
36 Win 35–1 Mexico Isidro Perez UD 12 Dec 13, 1987 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
35 Win 34–1 Colombia Agustin Garcia TKO 10 (12), 1:14 Jun 28, 1987 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
34 Win 33–1 Mexico Efren pinto TKO 6 (12), 0:59 Apr 19, 1987 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
33 Win 32–1 Japan Hideyuki Ohashi TKO 5 (12), 1:55 Dec 14, 1986 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
32 Win 31–1 Mexico Francisco Montiel UD 12 Sep 13, 1986 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
31 Win 30–1 Mexico German Torres UD 12 Apr 13, 1986 South Korea Indoor Arena, Gwangju City South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
30 Win 29–1 Mexico Jorge Cano UD 12 Nov 10, 1985 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
29 Win 28–1 Mexico Francisco Montiel UD 12 Aug 4, 1985 South Korea Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
28 Win 27–1 Mexico German Torres MD 12 Apr 27, 1985 South Korea Hyundai Gymnasium, Ulsan South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
27 Win 26–1 Japan Tadashi Kuramochi UD 12 Dec 15, 1984 South Korea Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
26 Win 25–1 Japan Katsuo Tokashiki TKO 9 (12), 1:47 Aug 18, 1984 South Korea Pohang Gymnasium, Pohang South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
25 Win 24–1 Thailand Sot Chitalada UD 12 Mar 31, 1984 South Korea Kooduk Gymnasium, Busan South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
24 Win 23–1 Mexico German Torres UD 12 Sep 10, 1983 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
23 Win 22–1 Japan Masaharu Inami KO 2 (12), O:58 Jun 11, 1983 South Korea Kyungbok Gymnasium, Daegu South Korea Retained WBC light flyweight title
22 Win 21–1 Panama Hilario Zapata TKO 3 (15), 2:46 Mar 26, 1983 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea Won WBC light flyweight title
21 Win 20–1 Philippines Tio Abella KO 2 (10), 2:25 Feb 6, 1983 South Korea Chungju South Korea
20 Win 19–1 Philippines Rodrigo Saony PTS 10 Dec 5, 1982 South Korea Jinju South Korea
19 Win 18–1 Panama Hilario Zapata SD 15 Sep 18, 1982 South Korea Jeonju Gymnasium, Jeonju South Korea For WBC light flyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Mexico Amado Ursua UD 10 Jul 10, 1982 South Korea Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea
17 Win 17–0 Thailand Lukodd Phitiporn TKO 5 (10), 2:54 Apr 4, 1982 South Korea Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan South Korea
16 Win 16–0 South Korea Jong Kwan Chang RTD 6 (10), 3:00 Feb 10, 1982 South Korea Kyongbuk Gymnasium, Daegu South Korea
15 Win 15–0 Panama Alfonso Lopez KO 3 (8), 2:34 Dec 26, 1981 South Korea Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea
14 Win 14–0 Thailand Chutmongkol Thairungriang KO 2 (10), 0:35 Nov 18, 1981 South Korea Kudok Gymnasium, Busan South Korea
13 Win 13–0 Panama Leonardo Paredes KO 6 (10), 2:25 Oct 11, 1981 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea
12 Win 12–0 Philippines Lord Esmero UD 10 Sep 4, 1981 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea
11 Win 11–0 Colombia Oscar Bolivar PTS 10 Jun 7, 1981 South Korea Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon South Korea
10 Win 10–0 Mexico Miguel Leal PTS 10 Apr 25, 1981 South Korea Busan South Korea
9 Win 9–0 South Korea Yo Dong Kim PTS 6 Mar 29, 1981 South Korea Kudok Gymnasium, Busan South Korea
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Chang Pyo Hong PTS 8 Jan 23, 1981 South Korea Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan South Korea
7 Win 7–0 South Korea Jin Hyung Park KO 2 (6), 1:49 Jan 11, 1981 South Korea Busan South Korea
6 Win 6–0 South Korea Nam Keun Kang PTS 6 Dec 7, 1980 South Korea Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea
5 Win 5–0 South Korea Hi Suo Shin PTS 4 Nov 29, 1980 South Korea Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea
4 Win 4–0 South Korea Ho Chul Pyun PTS 4 Nov 23, 1980 South Korea Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea
3 Win 3–0 South Korea Hee Kwan Lee PTS 4 Nov 22, 1980 South Korea Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea
2 Win 2–0 South Korea Jin Hyung Park TKO 3 (4), 0:56 Nov 19, 1980 South Korea Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea
1 Win 1–0 South Korea Jung Yul Suh KO 3 (4), 1:51 Nov 17, 1980 South Korea Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul South Korea

See also[]

  • List of light-flyweight boxing champions
  • List of Koreans
  • List of Korea-related topics
  • Sport in South Korea

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.boxingmonthly.com/stories/jung-koo-chang-the-best-fighter-youve-never-heard-about/
  2. ^ "Boxers "Little Red" Lopez and Chang Elected to Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame - IBHOF.com". Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

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Achievements
Preceded by WBC light flyweight champion
March 26, 1983 – 1988
Retired 		Vacant
Title next held by
Germán Torres
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