Park Young Gyun ( cor. 박영균 ; born August 16, 1967 , Seoul ) is a South Korean boxer , representative of the lightest and semi-lightweight categories. He performed on a professional level in the period 1986-1995, owned the world title by the World Boxing Association (WBA).
 Park Young Gyun | |
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| general information | |
| Citizenship |  The Republic of Korea |
| Date of Birth | August 16, 1967 (52 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Seoul , South Korea |
| Weight category | Lightweight (57.2 kg) |
| Rack | Left side |
| Height | 170 cm |
| Professional career | |
| First fight | December 9, 1986 |
| The last battle | May 27, 1995 |
| Number of battles | 32 |
| Number of wins | 28 |
| KOs | 16 |
| Defeat | 3 |
| No one's | one |
Biography
Park Young Gyun was born on August 16, 1967 in Seoul , South Korea .
He made his debut in boxing at a professional level in December 1986, having won five fights in two weeks. For a long time he did not know defeats, although he played exclusively in the home ring, and the level of his opposition was not very high.
In 1988, he won the South Korean champion in the lightest weight category, but at the first defense he lost on points to the undefeated compatriot Choi Jae Won (10-0), having suffered his first loss in his career.
Despite the loss, Pak continued to actively enter the ring, in 1989 became the champion of the country in the featherweight category, while in 1990 he gained the title of champion of the Eastern and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF), which he subsequently defended twice.
Thanks to a series of successful performances, in 1991 he was awarded the right to challenge the world lightweight champion title according to the World Boxing Association (WBA), which belonged to Venezuelan Antonio Esparragosa (30-1-4) at that time. The confrontation between them lasted all the allotted 12 rounds, as a result, the judges unanimously gave the victory to Pak. The victory in this fight also brought the Korean boxer the status of the linear world lightweight champion.
Pak Young Gyun managed to defend his title eight times, having won against many of the strongest representatives of his division. He lost his title in the ninth defense in December 1993, when in a rematch he lost to the Venezuelan Eloy Rojas (26-1-1) by a separate referee’s decision.
In May 1995, the third fight between Pak and Rojas took place, and again there was a separate decision in favor of Rojas - at this defeat, the Korean boxer decided to end his sports career. In total, he spent 32 fights in the pro ring, of which 28 won (including 16 ahead of schedule), 3 lost, while in one case a draw was recorded.
Links
- Park Young Gyun - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec