Ike Quartey vs. Jung-Oh Park
Ike Quartey 147 lbs beat Jung Oh Park 147 lbs by TKO at 2:55 in round 4 of 12
- Date: 1995-03-04
- Location: Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
- Referee: Earl Morton
- Judge: Paul Venti 30-27
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- Ring Announcer: Michael Buffer
- Aired On: HBO
- Correct Time: 2:35
- World Boxing Association World Welterweight Title (2nd defense by Quartey)
Notes
- Ike Quartey 28-0 (24 KOs) vs. Jung-Oh Park 27-3-3 (20 KOs)
- Fight was on the undercard of Julio Cesar Vasquez vs. Pernell Whitaker.
- Park entered with a record of 0-1-1 in his previous two, with a points loss to Suk-Hyun Yoon (10-8) and a draw with Bong-Kwan Park (3-0).
- It was the United States debut for Park who retired following this bout.
Bout Summary
Quartey pumped out his formidable jab in the opening round occasionally snapping back the head of Park, who too worked with a jab and looked to jump in quickly and land before moving back out of range. Park did some decent work in the round to the body with Quartey against the ropes but often caught with Quartey punching inside the wider shots of his opponent. Park too was tagged with some clean right hands upstairs in the opener. By the end of the first round, Park already had developed some redness and swelling to his right eye. Park continued to press forward in Round 2 but had little defense against Quartey's jab, which repeatedly split his guard. Quartey poured it on in Round 3 and punished Park with a controlled and precise attack of repeated jabs and power shots to the head. Park, to his credit, walked through some good shots and kept throwing and pressing forward, but struggled to land against Quartey's quickness and sound defense. Quartey battered Park in Round 4 with jab after jab and clean counter shots. Park continued to give effort but was unable to defend himself against repeated head shots. At 2:35 of Round 4, the referee stepped in and waved an end to the bout. By the end of the bout, Park was bleeding from the nose and had developed noticeable facial swelling that had partially closed both of his eyes.