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March 24th 2024-Gwanakgu Hall, Seoul Chan Lee (1-0) vs Sung Keun Kang (1-0) This past weekend on a Won Promotions show the unbeaten pairing of Chan Lee and Sung Keun Kang clashed in a 4 rounder. Like many bouts in Korea the two men involved lacked in terms of defense and finese, but made up for it in heart, determination and the desire to exchange bombs in what was a thrilling, action packed and hectic clash with some incredibly exciting back and forth exchanges.
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March 24th 2024-Gwanakgu Hall, Seoul Sun Woo Jung (0-1) vs Jae Won Yuh (0-1) This past weekend Seoul played host to the latest show from The Won Promotion. One of the more interesting bouts on the show saw Sun Woo Jung take on Jae Won Yuh in a 4 round match up at Super Featherweight. For both men this was their second professional bout, and both men were looking to claim their first win after losses on their debuts. Although not a major bout it was hotly contested, entertaining and a really well matched bout that saw both men showing what they could do, and both men looking better than their 0-1 records suggested. March 24th 2024-Gwanakgu Hall, Seoul Seung Hyub Baek (0-0) vs Ji Un Kim (0-0) This past weekend Korean Welterweight debutants Seung Hyub Baek and Ji Un Kim clashed in a scheduled 4 rounder in Seoul. The bout, like many Korean novice bouts, was relatively low in skill but high in action and entertainment as the two men put it all on the line, looking to kick their professional career off with a win. March 24th 2024 - Gwanakgu Hall, Seoul Hyung Joo Kim (2-1, 1) vs Dong Woo Kim (3-1-1, 3) This past weekend The Won Promotion held a card in Seoul. One of the bouts on that card was a 4 round Super Middleweight bout, as novices Hyung Joo Kim and Dong Woo Kim faced off. Coming into this Hyung Joo Kim had been out of the ring for over a year, and had strangely fought one time in each of the last 3 years. Dong Woo Kim on the other hand had been out of the ring for 11 months, though had fought twice in both 2022 and 2021. March 24th 2024-Gwanakgu Hall, Seoul Hyung Kyoo Park (1-1) vs Young Ryul Kim (2-1) This past weekend Seoul played host to a number of bouts, at the Gwanakgu Hall. One of those bouts was a 4 rounder between Hyung Kyoo Park and Young Ryul Kim, who clashed at 135lbs. Although not the most highly skilled bout this was really exciting, and action packed, as we saw both men throwing bombs in a thrilling shoot out of a bout. March 16th 2024- Swiss Grand Hotel, Seoul Sung Chul Kang (4-0-1) vs Juanito Paredes (11-11-1, 5) On March 16th Seoul played host to a KBM Lightweight title fight, as unbeaten local hopeful Sung Chul Kang [강성철] took on Filipino veteran Juanito Paredes, for the vacant South Korean title. For Paredes this was his third bout, from his last 4, in South Korea. He has been stopped in those previous two bouts, though both had been at Light Middleweight and for this fight he was fighting at a more suitable weight of 135lbs. As for Kang the 21 year old local was looking to extend his unbeaten run to 6 fights, since making his debut just over a year ago. March 16th 2024-Swiss Grand Hotel, Seoul Min Jang (10-0-2, 2) vs Dong Young Lee (3-6-2, 1) II Back on March 16th Korean fans saw the ring return of unbeaten 23 year old hopeful Min Jang [장민], who returning to the ring for the first time in over 4 years, as he took on Dong Young Lee [꾸준히] in Seoul. Jang had last fought back in January 2020 when he beat Junhui Zhao for the WBA East Super Bantamweight title, and whilst he was the favourite coming in to this bout, this was at Super Featherweight. Notably Lee had fought 5 times since Jang was last in the ring, and had fought at high as Light Welterweight in that time. One other thing to note, is that these two had fought before, back in 2018 when Jang gave Lee his first professional loss, in a 4 rounder. July 21st 2023-Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh Sultan Zaurbek (14-0, 10) vs John Carter (15-0-1, 7) Back in the summer of 2023 unbeaten Kazakh hopeful Sultan Zaurbek [Заурбек Султан] faced off with unbeaten Spanish fighter John Carter, with the men clashing in Edinburgh. The bout was Zaurbek's second of the year as he looked to continue his run to a potential world title shot at either 130lbs or 135lbs. As for Carter the bout marked his first bout outside of Spain, where he had won the European Union Super Featherweight title in 2020. October 8th 2023-Pocheon Sports Complex, Pocheon Won Koo Lee (1-0) vs Gaetan Neyrot (0-0) Back in October Korean novice Won Koo Lee faced off with debuting Korean based French fighter Gaetan Neyrot in a 4 rounder. The bout, which took place in Pocheon, saw Lee return to the ring less than 2 months after his debut, which had seen him take a decision over Yoo Shin Lee in Cheonan. October 8th 2023-Cheongyang Gymnasium, Cheongyang Jung Gon Kim (1-6) vs Young Ryul Kim (1-0) Back in October 2023 unbeaten Korean novice Young Ryul Kim took on the limited Jung Gon Kim, who had only scored 1 win in his 7 professional bouts, though had never been stopped. The bout, which took place in Cheongyang and was a 4 round Lightweight bout. |
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