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We often get excited by someone being matched hard on debut and on February 14th 2011 we saw a man that we became very excited about. That was Yohei Tobe who made his debut against Jin Ki Jung, the then South Korean Super Flyweight champion. On paper it was an ambitious debut though it was one that showed the belief that Tobe and his team had in the young fighter. The belief Tobe's team had in him was well founded and he easily despatched of Jung scoring an opening round stoppage that set off his rise to a Japanese national title around 3 years. Despite the victory however there were flaws with Tobe that would later be his downfall, notably his defence which appeared to be lacking and the way he repeatedly loaded up on his right hand. Thankfully those issues for Tobe have been ironed out in recent fights and he has began to develop some real understanding of what to do with his skills. Sadly this appears to have been Jung's final bout and from what we understand he retired despite being just 21 years old. Sadly however he was involved in one of the darkest moments in Korean boxing, the death of Ki-Suk Bae who died 3 days after fighting Jung. (Video courtesy of YeahJustLikeChuckie)
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