Chong-Pal Park
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Chong-Pal Park (born 11 August 1958 in Muan, Jeollanam-do
) was a South Korea
n boxer in the super middleweight
division.
He turned professional in 1977 and won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation Middleweight
title in 1979. His first world title came when he captured the IBF
Super Middleweight
title in 1984 with a knockout over Murray Sutherland
. He defended the title eight times before relinquishing the title in 1987 to fight for the vacant (and newly created) WBA
Super Middleweight
title with a technical knockout over Jesus Gallardo. He defended the belt once before losing it to Fulgencio Obelmejias
in 1988.
Jeollanam-do
Jeollanam-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
) was a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n boxer in the super middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
division.
He turned professional in 1977 and won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
title in 1979. His first world title came when he captured the IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Super Middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
title in 1984 with a knockout over Murray Sutherland
Murray Sutherland
Murray Sutherland was a Scottish boxer in the middleweight division.Murry Sutherland turned professional in 1977 and in 1981 challenged WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Matthew Saad Muhammad, but lost by KO in the 9th round. Matthew Saad Muhammad was later quoted as saying that Sutherland was...
. He defended the title eight times before relinquishing the title in 1987 to fight for the vacant (and newly created) WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Super Middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
title with a technical knockout over Jesus Gallardo. He defended the belt once before losing it to Fulgencio Obelmejias
Fulgencio Obelmejias
Fulgencio Obelmejias , sometimes known also as Fully Obel is a Venezuelan former boxer, who was world Super-Middleweight champion.-Biography:Obelmejias was born in San José de Río Chico...
in 1988.