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Hong Soo-hwan

Hong Soo-hwan held the WBA super bantamweight world title and the WBA and The Ring bantamweight world titles between 1974 and 1978. Hong was the first WBA super bantamweight world champion.

World title bouts
7
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
4–3
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (The Ring bantamweight, 1974–1975)
8 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1974 – Jan 1979

Super BantamweightWBA
BantamweightWBA
The Ring
1974age 23AprJulage 24Oct1975AprJulage 25Oct1976AprJulage 26Oct1977AprJulage 27Oct1978AprJulage 28Oct1979
197419751976197719781979

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1978

  2. Ricardo Cardona beats Hong Soo-hwan via knockout 12/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  3. Hong Soo-hwan beats Yu Kasahara via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  4. 1977

  5. Hong Soo-hwan beats Hector Carrasquilla via knockout 3/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBA

  6. 1976

  7. Alfonso Zamora beats Hong Soo-hwan via knockout 12/15

    Bantamweight · WBA and The Ring

  8. 1975

  9. The Ring magazine rates Hong Soo-hwan No. 5 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  10. Alfonso Zamora beats Hong Soo-hwan via knockout 4/15

    Bantamweight · WBA and The Ring

  11. 1974

  12. The Ring magazine rates Hong Soo-hwan the bantamweight champion in its annual ratings

  13. Hong Soo-hwan beats Fernando Cabanela via split decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · WBA and The Ring

  14. Hong Soo-hwan beats Arnold Taylor via unanimous decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · WBA and The Ring