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Lee Kyung-Yung

Lee Kyung-Yung held the IBF minimumweight world title in 1987. Lee was the first IBF minimumweight world champion. Lee first became a world champion aged 20 after winning the IBF minimumweight world title by beating Masaharu Kawakami.

World title bouts
4
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
1–3
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (IBF minimumweight, 1987)
5 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1987 – Jan 1994

FlyweightIBF
MinimumweightWBC
IBF
1987age 201988age 211989age 221990age 231991age 241992age 251993age 261994age 27
1988199019921994

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1993

  2. Pichit Sithbanprachan beats Lee Kyung-Yung via knockout 1/12

    Flyweight · IBF

  3. 1991

  4. Ricardo Lopez beats Lee Kyung-Yung via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC

  5. 1988

  6. Hiroki Ioka beats Lee Kyung-Yung via knockout 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC

  7. 1987

  8. Lee Kyung-Yung’s reign as the IBF minimumweight world champion ends

    Minimumweight · IBF

  9. Lee Kyung-Yung beats Masaharu Kawakami via knockout 2/15

    Minimumweight · IBF