Chang Jung-Koo
Chang Jung-Koo was born in Busan, South Korea on February 4th, 1963 and is the Boxer. At the age of 61, Chang Jung-Koo biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Chang Jung-Koo (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.
Professional career
Chang was on a long road to become a world champion. In Chang's 15th pro bout, he met former WBA flyweight champion Alfonso Lopez. In the third round, Chang knocked out Lopez. Chang defeated Chung in the 6th round against future IBF flyweight champion Jong-Kwan Chung. Chang scored a unanimous decision over former WBC light-flyweight champion Amado Ursua in his 18th match and last fight before attempting for his first world title.
Chang lost in his first world championship appearance to Hilario Zapata of Panama by a 15-round split decision in 1982, scoring of 148–145, 142-144, and 144–147. He redeemed the loss and became the WBC light-flyweight world champion by defeating Zapata at 2:46 of the 3rd round, despite being rematched in Seoul.
Chang then went on to set a new world light flyweight champion's record for the most defenses, winning the tournament for the first time 16 times between 1983 and 1988, when he retired.
He beat Masaharu Inami in his first defense and followed it with a victory over future champion German Torres.
He defeated future champion Sot Chitalada, former champion Katsuo Tokashiki, and Tadashi Kuramochi in 1984.
He began 1985 with a slim majority vote in a rematch with German Torres. The decision was based on a single point on one judge's scorecard. He defeated Francisco Montiel and Jorge Cano later this year.
In 1986, Chang defeated Torres in a third meeting, this time by unanimous decision. He won by a rematch victory over Francisco Montiel and a knockout of potential champion Hideyuki Ohashi.
He met future champion Isidro Perez after securing victories over Efren Pinto and Agustin Garcia in 1987. Perez dropped Chang in the first round of a hard-fought match, but the referee refused to recognize it as such. Chang was ultimately deemed by a close unanimous decision victory.
Chang announced his retirement after a TKO triumph over Hideyuki Ohashi in 1988 in a rematch. Jang Jung-Law's first wife was a marriage swindler who was born in 1988. The wife started marrying Jang Jung-gu's fortune, and after the marriage, she continued to loot Jang Jung-gu's fortune for her family. When he stole almost half of his assets, he deliberately triggered a feud with Jang Jung-gu, and then, when he divorced, he smuggled Jang Jung-gu, turning Jang Jung-gu into a penniless beggar and fleeing to a foreign country. Despite winning 15 championships, Jang Jung-gu became financially insecure, requiring him to return to active service in 1989. However, financial hardship pulled him back to the ring in 1989, when he challenged and lost to Humberto González, the WBC light-weight champion at the time.
He defeated Sot Chitalada, a WBC flyweight champion who had been defeated many years before rising to the flyweight division. Chang lost a contested majority decision in a close contest.
Chitalada then lost the title to Muangchai Kittikasem, prompting Chang to challenge the recently crowned champion. Chang had beaten him three times before being disqualified in the final round, but Kittikasem fought back to put him in a tie. Chang also announced his resignation immediately after.
Chang's record in successive title defenses in the 108-pound division will soon be shattered by fellow South Korean boxer Yuh Myung-Woo, who successfully defended his WBA light flyweight title 17 times in his first tenure between 1985 and 1991.
Chang had a record of 38 victories and four losses, with 17 victories coming by knockout.
In June 2010, Chang and 12 other boxing stars were inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He was the first Korean boxer to be inducted into the prestigious boxing hall of fame and the 5th Asian boxer to be honoured.