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| Kwon Soon-chun | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Kwon Soon-chun |
| Weight(s) | |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | April 24, 1959 Seoul, South Korea |
| Stance | Southpaw [1] |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 [1] |
| Wins | 27 [1] |
| Wins by KO | 18 [1] |
| Losses | 5 [1] |
| Draws | 3 [1] |
Kwon Soon-chun (born April 24, 1959 in South Korea ) is a retired South Korean boxer. [1]
After turning professional in 1977 [1] he had compiled a record of 21-2-1 in 6 years before unsuccessfully challenging for the WBA super flyweight championship against Jiro Watanabe in 1983. He fought Rene Busayong for the vacant IBF world title and won by 5th-round knockout. After a successful six title defenses he ended up losing the title to Chung Jong-kwan in 1985.
| 35 fights | 27 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 18 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Loss | 27–5–3 | Chang Tae-il | SD | 15 | May 17, 1987 | 27 years, 327 days | Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | For vacant IBF super flyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 27–4–3 | Little Holmes | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 3, 1986 | 27 years, 223 days | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 33 | Loss | 26–4–3 | Chung Jong-kwan | TKO | 4 (15) | Dec 20, 1985 | 26 years, 240 days | Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Lost IBF super flyweight title |
| 32 | Draw | 26–3–3 | Chung Jong-kwan | SD | 15 | Jul 17, 1985 | 26 years, 84 days | Masan Gymnasium, Masan, South Korea | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Shinobu Kawashima | KO | 3 (15) | Apr 15, 1985 | 25 years, 356 days | Pohang Indoor Gymnasium, Pohang, South Korea | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 30 | Draw | 25–3–2 | Chung Jong-kwan | SD | 15 | Jan 25, 1985 | 25 years, 276 days | Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Joaquin Flores Caraballo | TKO | 12 (15) | Sep 7, 1984 | 25 years, 136 days | Chungju, South Korea | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Ian Clyde | UD | 15 | May 19, 1984 | 25 years, 25 days | Daejeon, South Korea | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Roger Castillo | TD | 12 (15) | Feb 25, 1984 | 24 years, 307 days | Seoul, South Korea | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | Rene Busayong | KO | 5 (15) | Dec 24, 1983 | 24 years, 244 days | Seoul, South Korea | Won inaugural IBF super flyweight title |
| 25 | Loss | 21–3–1 | Jiro Watanabe | TD | 11 (15) | Oct 6, 1983 | 24 years, 165 days | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka, Japan | For WBA super flyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Ruben De La Cruz | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 24, 1983 | 24 years, 91 days | Gwangju City, South Korea | |
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Pat Bracero | KO | 2 (12) | May 14, 1983 | 24 years, 20 days | Busan, South Korea | Retained OPBF super flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Rene Aroy | KO | 9 (10) | Mar 12, 1983 | 23 years, 322 days | Masan, South Korea | |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Phaktai Lipovitan | KO | 1 (12) | Jan 2, 1983 | 23 years, 253 days | Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea | Retained OPBF super flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Flash Jagdon | KO | 1 (?) | Oct 30, 1982 | 23 years, 189 days | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Joe Hiyas | TD | 7 (12) | Sep 19, 1982 | 23 years, 148 days | Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Retained OPBF super flyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Elid Fernandez | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 20, 1982 | 23 years, 57 days | Indoor Gymnasium, Gwangju City, South Korea | |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Payao Poontarat | PTS | 12 | May 7, 1982 | 23 years, 13 days | Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF super flyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Ali Formentera | TKO | 6 (12) | Mar 7, 1982 | 22 years, 317 days | Daegu Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea | Retained OPBF super flyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Diego De Villa | KO | 7 (10) | Jan 3, 1982 | 22 years, 254 days | Busan, South Korea | |
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Hiroyuki Kobayashi | PTS | 10 | Dec 6, 1981 | 22 years, 226 days | Gwangju Gymnasium, Gwangju City, South Korea | |
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | William Develos | PTS | 12 | Oct 17, 1981 | 22 years, 176 days | Seoul, South Korea | Won OPBF super flyweight title |
| 12 | Draw | 9–2–1 | Lord Esmero | PTS | 10 | Jul 31, 1981 | 22 years, 98 days | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Frankie Granados | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 27, 1981 | 22 years, 64 days | Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | |
| 10 | Loss | 8–2 | Yoshiyuki Uchikoshi | DQ | 1 (6) | Apr 19, 1981 | 21 years, 360 days | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Tsuguyuki Toma | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 4, 1981 | 21 years, 345 days | Wonju Gymnasium, Wonju, South Korea | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Jin Hyun Jo | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 4, 1981 | 21 years, 286 days | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Suk Lim Lee | KO | 2 (6) | Dec 7, 1980 | 21 years, 227 days | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Chan Soo Jung | PTS | 4 | Nov 30, 1980 | 21 years, 220 days | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Sang Moon Lee | PTS | 4 | Nov 23, 1980 | 21 years, 213 days | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Chun Jae Lee | KO | 4 (4) | Nov 19, 1980 | 21 years, 209 days | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Young Bum Song | PTS | 4 | Nov 18, 1980 | 21 years, 208 days | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Jung Keun Choi | PTS | 4 | Aug 11, 1979 | 20 years, 109 days | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sung Koo Lee | KO | 2 (4) | Oct 16, 1977 | 18 years, 175 days | Seoul, South Korea | |
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