Jae-Sung Lee (born April 9, 1983 in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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) is a South Korean professional
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in the
Featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
division and is the former Korean National
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Champion.
Pro career
On October 7, 2006 Lee beat the veteran Min-Sung Lee to win the Korean National
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Championship.
In May 2009, Jae-Sung lost to an undefeated
Mikey Garcia
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.
In 2011 Jae-Sung scored a major international victory by defeating Japan's Akihiro Matsumoto in just 70 seconds.
Jae-Sung scored his most notable victory in 2014 when he defeated a badly cut Takuya Watanabe in a 12-round decision. The bout, described as a "blood bath"
saw Jae-Sung having his shorts covered in blood. In the fight following the Watanabe fight Jae-Sung will travel to Japan to fight Shingo Wake for the OPBF Featherweight title.
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Featherweight boxers
1983 births
Living people
Boxers from Seoul
South Korean male boxers
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