Chong-Pal Park (
Hangul
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: 박종팔,
Hanja
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(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
: 朴鍾八; born 11 August 1958) is a South Korean former
professional boxer
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who held the
IBF
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super-middleweight
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Boxing
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title from 1984 to 1988 and the
WBA super-middleweight title from 1987 to 1988.
Professional career
Park turned professional in 1977 and won the
Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
title in 1979. He also won the OPBF light-heavyweight title in 1983.
Park became world champion in the newly recognized super-middleweight division when he captured the Lineal and
IBF
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super-middleweights titles in 1984 with an eleventh-round knockout over
Murray Sutherland
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at Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea.
He defended the IBF title against six different contenders before relinquishing it in 1987 to fight for the vacant and newly created
WBA title, defeating Jesus Gallardo. He defended the WBA title once before losing it to
Fulgencio Obelmejias
Fulgencio Obelmejias (born January 1, 1953), sometimes known also as Fully Obel is a Venezuelan former boxer, who was world super-middleweight champion.
Biography
Obelmejias was born in San José de Río Chico. He represented his native country ...
in 1988.
Park retired after losing his next fight to In-Chul Baek.
Professional boxing record
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, Loss
, 46-5-1
, align=left,
Baek In-Chul
, KO
, 9 (10),
, 1988-12-22
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 52
, Loss
, 46-4-1
, align=left,
Fulgencio Obelmejias
Fulgencio Obelmejias (born January 1, 1953), sometimes known also as Fully Obel is a Venezuelan former boxer, who was world super-middleweight champion.
Biography
Obelmejias was born in San José de Río Chico. He represented his native country ...
, UD
, 12
, 1988-05-23
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 51
, Win
, 46-3-1
, align=left, Polly Pasireron
, KO
, 5 (12),
, 1988-03-01
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 50
, Win
, 45-3-1
, align=left, Jesus Gallardo
, TKO
, 2 (12),
, 1987-12-06
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, 49
, Win
, 44-3-1
, align=left, Emmanuel Otti
, TKO
, 4 (15),
, 1987-07-26
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, 48
, Win
, 43-3-1
, align=left,
Lindell Holmes
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Professional career
Holmes turned professional in 1979 and in 1986 challenged IBF super-middleweight title ho ...
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, 15
, 1987-05-03
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 47
, Win
, 42-3-1
, align=left,
Doug Sam
, TK
, 15 (15),
, 1987-01-25
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 46
, Win
, 41-3-1
, align=left, Marvin Mack
, UD
, 15
, 1986-09-14
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 45
, style="background:#DDD",
, 40-3-1
, align=left,
Lindell Holmes
Lindell Holmes (born April 4, 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is a retired American boxer who in 1990-91 held the IBF super-middleweight title.
Professional career
Holmes turned professional in 1979 and in 1986 challenged IBF super-middleweight title ho ...
, NC
, 2 (15),
, 1986-07-06
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 44
, Win
, 40-3-1
, align=left,
Vinnie Curto
Vinnie Curto (born July 10, 1955) is an American former professional boxer. Curto was managed by actor Sylvester Stallone and trained by Angelo Dundee.
Boxing career
IBF Super Middleweight Championship
Curto lost twice to IBF Champion Chong- ...
, KO
, 15 (15),
, 1986-04-11
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 43
, Win
, 39-3-1
, align=left, Noh Chang-Hwan
, KO
, 9 (12),
, 1986-01-02
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 42
, Win
, 38-3-1
, align=left,
Vinnie Curto
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Boxing career
IBF Super Middleweight Championship
Curto lost twice to IBF Champion Chong- ...
, UD
, 15
, 1985-06-30
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 41
, Win
, 37-3-1
, align=left, Noh Chang-Hwan
, PTS
, 12
, 1985-04-28
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 40
, Win
, 36-3-1
, align=left,
Roy Gumbs
, KO
, 2 (15),
, 1985-01-02
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 39
, Win
, 35-3-1
, align=left,
Wally Carr
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, PTS
, 10
, 1984-10-07
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 38
, Win
, 34-3-1
, align=left,
Murray Sutherland
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, KO
, 11 (15),
, 1984-07-22
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 37
, Win
, 33-3-1
, align=left, Roosevelt Green
, KO
, 9 (10),
, 1984-06-17
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 36
, Win
, 32-3-1
, align=left, Charles Carter
, PTS
, 10
, 1984-02-05
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 35
, Win
, 31-3-1
, align=left, Rosendo Ruvalcaba
, KO
, 5 (10),
, 1983-12-04
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 34
, Win
, 30-3-1
, align=left, Gary Hubble
, KO
, 9 (12),
, 1983-11-06
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 33
, Win
, 29-3-1
, align=left, Ra Kyung-Min
, KO
, 4 (12),
, 1983-09-04
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 32
, Loss
, 28-3-1
, align=left, Ra Kyung-Min
, KO
, 7 (12),
, 1983-05-29
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 31
, Win
, 28-2-1
, align=left, Antonio Leyva
, KO
, 4 (10)
, 1983-04-10
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 30
, Win
, 27-2-1
, align=left, Naoto Suzuki
, KO
, 4 (12)
, 1982-12-26
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 29
, Win
, 26-2-1
, align=left, Valence Haralan
, KO
, 2 (12),
, 1982-07-18
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 28
, Win
, 25-2-1
, align=left, Suwarno
, KO
, 4 (12),
, 1982-04-18
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 27
, Win
, 24-2-1
, align=left, Ritchie Roberts
, KO
, 8 (12),
, 1982-02-07
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 26
, Win
, 23-2-1
, align=left, Mana Premchai
, KO
, 4 (10),
, 1982-01-03
, align=left,
, align=left,
, -align=center
, 25
, Loss
, 22-2-1
, align=left,
Fulgencio Obelmejias
Fulgencio Obelmejias (born January 1, 1953), sometimes known also as Fully Obel is a Venezuelan former boxer, who was world super-middleweight champion.
Biography
Obelmejias was born in San José de Río Chico. He represented his native country ...
, KO
, 8 (10)
, 1981-11-07
, align=left,
,
, -align=center
, 24
, Win
, 22-1-1
, align=left, Mana Premchai
, {{small, KO
, 11 (12), {{small, 0:12
, 1981-09-09
, align=left, {{small, Janhchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 23
, {{yes2Win
, 21-1-1
, align=left, Lee Sang-Ho
, KO
, 9 (12)
, 1981-08-02
, align=left, {{small, Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 22
, {{yes2Win
, 20-1-1
, align=left, Kenji Shibata
, KO
, 5 (12), {{small, 1:45
, 1981-06-21
, align=left, {{small, Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 21
, {{yes2Win
, 19-1-1
, align=left, Caesar Sasaki
, KO
, 6 (12), {{small, 2:23
, 1981-04-05
, align=left, {{small, Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 20
, {{yes2Win
, 18-1-1
, align=left, Joe Willisco
, KO
, 3 (12), {{small, 2:27
, 1980-12-06
, align=left, {{small, Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 19
, {{yes2Win
, 17-1-1
, align=left, Phil Davies
, KO
, 3 (12), {{small, 1:32
, 1980-11-03
, align=left, {{small, Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 18
, {{yes2Win
, 16-1-1
, align=left, Torkano Marcos
, TKO
, 5 (12), {{small, 1:29
, 1980-09-24
, align=left, {{small,
Jangchung Gymnasium
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History
At first, the arena was an army gymnasium, built on 2 ...
, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 17
, {{yes2Win
, 15-1-1
, align=left, Peter Piamonte
, KO
, 4 (12), {{small, 0:54
, 1980-08-08
, align=left, {{small, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 16
, {{yes2Win
, 14-1-1
, align=left, Fred Rolando Pastor
, KO
, 4 (10)
, 1980-06-21
, align=left, {{small, Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 15
, {{yes2Win
, 13-1-1
, align=left, Rocky Joe
, KO
, 8 (12), {{small, 1:07
, 1980-05-04
, align=left, {{small,
Jakarta
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, Indonesia
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 14
, {{yes2Win
, 12-1-1
, align=left, Kenji Shibata
, KO
, 5 (12), {{small, 1:17
, 1980-03-18
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 13
, {{yes2Win
, 11-1-1
, align=left, Katsuo Esashi
, KO
, 3 (12), {{small, 1:17
, 1980-01-27
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Retained OPBF middleweight title
, -align=center
, 12
, {{yes2Win
, 10-1-1
, align=left, Cassius Naito
, KO
, 2 (12), {{small, 1:55
, 1979-08-22
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Won vacant
OPBF
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History
Oriental boxing started in the Philippines in 1946 after the Spanish-American War. While ...
middleweight title
, -align=center
, 11
, {{yes2Win
, 9-1-1
, align=left, Michihiro Horihata
, KO
, 3 (10), {{small, 2:33
, 1979-06-02
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 10
, {{yes2Win
, 8-1-1
, align=left, Armando Boniquit
, KO
, 3 (10), {{small, 2:01
, 1979-04-22
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 9
, {{yes2Win
, 7-1-1
, align=left, Alberto Cruz
, KO
, 3 (10), {{small, 2:29
, 1979-03-17
, align=left, {{small, Daegu Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 8
, {{yes2Win
, 6-1-1
, align=left, Thomas Abarca
, KO
, 2 (10), {{small, 2:14
, 1979-02-03
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 7
, {{yes2Win
, 5-1-1
, align=left, Choi Chang-Baek
, KO
, 3 (10), {{small, 0:22
, 1978-12-17
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, Won vacant South Korean middleweight title
, -align=center
, 6
, {{yes2Win
, 4-1-1
, align=left, Kazuo Goshima
, KO
, 1 (6), {{small, 0:27
, 1978-08-28
, align=left, {{small, Korakuen Hall,
Tokyo
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, Japan
,
, -align=center
, 5
, {{no2Loss
, 3-1-1
, align=left, Kang Hung-Won
, KO
, 1 (10), {{small, 2:57
, 1978-06-14
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
, align=left, {{small, For South Korean
middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
title
, -align=center
, 4
, {{drawDraw
, 3-0-1
, align=left, Kang Seung-Hwan
, PTS
, 8
, 1978-03-25
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 3
, {{yes2Win
, 3-0
, align=left, Kang Seung-Hwan
, PTS
, 6
, 1977-12-25
, align=left, {{small, Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 2
, {{yes2Win
, 2-0
, align=left, Kim Jung-Sik
, KO
, 2 (4), {{small, 0:55
, 1977-12-23
, align=left, {{small, Munwha Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
,
, -align=center
, 1
, {{yes2Win
, 1-0
, align=left, Chung Yong-Soo
, KO
, 3 (4)
, 1977-11-26
, align=left, {{small, Munhwa Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
,
See also
*
List of super middleweight boxing champions
This is a chronological List of World Super Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
* The ...
*
List of WBA world champions
*
List of IBF world champions
References
{{Reflist
External links
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Park Chong-pal - CBZ Profile
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Murray Sutherland
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IBF super-middleweight champion
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Graciano Rocchigiani
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WBA super-middleweight champion
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Fulgencio Obelmejias
Fulgencio Obelmejias (born January 1, 1953), sometimes known also as Fully Obel is a Venezuelan former boxer, who was world super-middleweight champion.
Biography
Obelmejias was born in San José de Río Chico. He represented his native country ...
,
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1960 births
International Boxing Federation champions
Living people
Middleweight boxers
Super-middleweight boxers
World Boxing Association champions
World super-middleweight boxing champions
South Korean male boxers
Sportspeople from South Jeolla Province