In-Chul Baek (born December 20, 1961) is a South Korean former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who competed from 1980 to 1990. He held the
WBA super-middleweight title from 1989 to 1990.
Boxing career
Baek became a professional boxer in 1980. He won the
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region.
History
Oriental boxing started in the Philippines in 1946 after the Spanish-American War. While ...
(OPBF)
light middleweight title in 1981. His first defeat came in 1983 when Sean Mannion defeated him over ten rounds in
Atlantic City, New Jersey. Baek returned to Korea and continued his winning ways. His second defeat came in his next trip to the United States, when he challenged
Julian Jackson for the WBA light middleweight title in 1987. Jackson knocked him out in three rounds. Baek then moved up to the
middleweight division and in his next fight won the OPBF middleweight title.
On May 28, 1988, Baek won the
WBA and lineal super middleweight titles by defeating
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 ...
by an eleventh-round knockout.
He defended the title twice before losing it to
Christophe Tiozzo on March 30, 1990. Baek retired after that fight.
Professional boxing record
See also
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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 ...
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List of WBA world champions
References
External links
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Baek In-chul - CBZ Profile
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1961 births
Living people
Super-middleweight boxers
World boxing champions
World super-middleweight boxing champions
South Korean male boxers
People from Cheonan