Soo Hwan Hong
Encyclopedia
Hong Soo-hwan (born May 26, 1950 in Seoul, South Korea) is a retired boxer
from South Korea
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, a fight in which Taylor was down in the 1st, 5th, and 14th rounds. He lost his title in his 2nd defense to Alfonso Zamora
in 1975. In 1977 he captured the vacant WBA super bantamweight title in an exciting 3rd round KO over Hector Carrasquilla. Hong was down 4 times in the 2nd, only to come back in the following round to win. He lost the title in his 2nd defense to Ricardo Cardona
in 1978.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from 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...
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Pro career
Hong turned pro in 1969 and in 1974 captured the WBA bantamweight title with a decision win over Arnold TaylorArnold Taylor
Arnold Taylor was a South African boxer who became the WBA Bantamweight champion in 1973.-Background:Taylor lived during the apartheid period; Born to Muriel and Joe Taylor on 15 July 1943. White South African...
, a fight in which Taylor was down in the 1st, 5th, and 14th rounds. He lost his title in his 2nd defense to Alfonso Zamora
Alfonso Zamora
Alfonso Zamora Quiroz is a former Mexican boxer who fought from 1973 to 1980. Zamora was the silver medalist at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He enjoyed a meteoric rise in his professional career...
in 1975. In 1977 he captured the vacant WBA super bantamweight title in an exciting 3rd round KO over Hector Carrasquilla. Hong was down 4 times in the 2nd, only to come back in the following round to win. He lost the title in his 2nd defense to Ricardo Cardona
Ricardo Cardona
Ricardo Cardona is a Latino chef in New York City who is the executive chef of Lua, Sofrito and Hudson River Cafe as well as the chef for the New York Yankees and their opponents during home games at Yankee Stadium.-Career:...
in 1978.