About Yum Dong-kyun
Born 1950. Yum Dong-kyun is a South Korean boxer.
Dong-Kyun Yum (; born November 10, 1950, in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province) is a former professional boxer from South Korea. He is a former Lineal and WBC junior featherweight champion.
Boxing career Yum turned professional on March 7, 1970. He became the WBC and Lineal Super Bantamweight champion when he defeated Royal Kobayashi by majority decision over 15 rounds. In the following year, he successfully defended his titles against Jose Cervantes but lost to Wilfredo Gómez in his third title defense.
He retired in 1980 with an impressive record of 53 wins with 21 knockouts, 5 defeats and 8 draws.
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Who is Yum Dong-kyun?
South Korean boxer
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Yum Dong-kyun was born on 10 November 1950 in North Chungcheong.
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Yum Dong-kyun is a boxer.
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Yum Dong-kyun is South Korean.
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