Jong-Kwon Baek (
Hangul: 백종권,
Hanja: 白鐘権) (born November 7, 1971, in
Jinju
Jinju () is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command is ...
,
Gyeongsangnam-do
South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World H ...
,
South Korea) is a former
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from
South Korea.
Professional boxing career
On October 31, 1999, Baek defeated
Lakva Sim
Lakva Sim, (born March 10, 1972 as Dugarbaataryn Lkhagva, mn, Дугарбаатарын Лхагва), is a Mongolian former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2005. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA ...
by split decision to win the
WBA super featherweight championship.
He made his first title defense against fellow South Korean Kyu Chul Choi on January 30, 2000, with the fight ending in a split draw after 12 rounds.
Baek lost the WBA super featherweight title to Cuban boxer
Joel Casamayor
Joel Casamayor Johnson (born July 12, 1971) is a Cuban American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2011. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBA super featherweight title from 2000 to 2002; and the ...
on May 21, 2000, losing by fifth-round technical knockout.
He finished his professional boxing career with a record of 23 wins (20 knockouts), 1 loss, and 1 draw.
Professional boxing record
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1971 births
Super-featherweight boxers
World Boxing Association champions
World super-featherweight boxing champions
Living people
South Korean male boxers
People from Jinju
Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province
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