Two IBF Featherweight titlists in mid 1980s, same man?

Brett Paul Dunbar · Post by **Brett Paul Dunbar** » 07 Aug 2002, 15:23

Ki-Youg Chung <http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=124464> is listed as winning the IBF featherweight title on 29 November 1985 by beating Min-Kuen Oh on points. In the next fight listed for that title, on 16 February 1986, Kee-Young Chung <http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=033404> is listed as stopping Tyrone Jackson in 6.

The overall record for Ki-Young Chung is 1-1, a win for the IBF Featherweight title, and an earlier loss for the South Korean Super Bantamweight title. The record for Kee-Young Chung is 2-1 all in IBF featherweight title matches.

Are these two records actually reffering to different men, or are they
simply different spellings of the name of one man.

robin · Post by **robin** » 07 Aug 2002, 16:39

Good eye Brett. There is a possibility that they are the same boxer and both those spellings of the name are wrong. According to Ralph Citro's 1990 Computer Update the name of the boxer that fought Jackson was Ki-Yung Chung. Unfortunately I don't have the record.

wouter · Post by **wouter** » 08 Aug 2002, 06:32

When Korean names are translated into English they do it phonetically, so you might find Kee Yung, Ki Young, Kee Yun etc. for the same fighter. There is no official English version, but choose one and stick to that.

worldwide · Post by **worldwide** » 13 Aug 2002, 13:19

Hi,

I remember this guy. It's definitely one and the same fighter. I think that I have his complete record. Will check into it tonight when I get home from work.

worldwide · Post by **worldwide** » 15 Aug 2002, 14:56

Record updated: 31 wins, 5 losses, 2 draws (10 KO).

Consulted my Korean students and consensus was preferred spelling as Ki-Young Chung.

If somebody has Ring Magazine with "Rings around the World" that would cover 1981-10-31 Ki-Young Chung D 8
Ki-Nam Nam (Seoul, Korea). Please look into this fight. It seems to me that Ki-Nam Nam is a spelling error.
Thanks.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » 15 Aug 2002, 23:10

AFAIK,
Ki-Young Chung is correct.

Apr. 82 Ring-p 61 did not list the Ki-Nam Nam bout on that date (10-31-81) in Seoul, Korea
I entered all the other contested bouts on that date.
Chung has always been listed as having 2 draws.
Do U have a reference for that date ?

FWIW,
I think that,
The 6-14-80 date was with Hideki Kobayashi (not Naoki) : source Oct. 80 Ring- p 71.
The 11-19-83 date with Hi-Youn Kim was a W 5 (tech) : Apr.84 Ring- p 61.
The 5-28-85 date was with Al Llanita (not Alinata ) : source Sept. 85 Ring - p 56.

worldwide · Post by **worldwide** » 16 Aug 2002, 01:05

Thanks for info Blue, especially the Al Llanita result. That does make a lot more sense.
As far as the Ki-Nam Nam bout, it's out of the "good ol'" RRB 1986-1987.
Who knows, maybe the date is off. This is a typical example of a record being provided by a comission, translating results into English upon request with names that don't readily translate into "our" alphabet. If you'd ask them again, I'm sure the spelling of a number of fighters would be completely different. A difficult area to cover indeed.