Park Chong-pal

Chong-Pal Park (Hangul: 박종팔, Hanja: 朴鍾八; born 11 August 1958) is a South Korean former professional boxer who held the IBF, WBA and lineal titles at super-middleweight.

Chong-Pal Park
Statistics
Real namePark Chong-pal
Weight(s)Middleweight
Super-middleweight
Light-heavyweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1958-08-11) 11 August 1958
Muan, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights53
Wins46
Wins by KO39
Losses5
Draws1
No contests1

Professional career

Park turned professional in 1977 and won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation middleweight title in 1979. He also won the OPBF light-heavyweight title in 1983.

Park became world champion in the newly recognized super-middleweight division when he captured the Lineal and IBF super-middleweights titles in 1984 with an eleventh-round knockout over Murray Sutherland at Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea.[1] He defended the IBF title against six different contenders before relinquishing it in 1987 to fight for the vacant and newly created WBA title, defeating Jesus Gallardo. He defended the WBA title once before losing it to Fulgencio Obelmejias in 1988.

Park retired after losing his next fight to In-Chul Baek.

Professional boxing record
53 fights, 46 wins (39 knockouts), 5 losses (4 knockouts), 1 draw, 1 no contest[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 46-5-1
(1 NC)		 In-Chul Baek KO 9 (10),
1:47		 22/12/1988 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 46-4-1
(1 NC)		 Fulgencio Obelmejias UD 12 23/05/1988 Waikiki Arena, Suanbo, South Korea Lost lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles
Win 46-3-1
(1 NC)		 Polly Pasireron KO 5 (12),
2:25		 01/03/1988 Indoor Gymnasium, Chongju, South Korea Retained lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles
Win 45-3-1
(1 NC)		 Jesus Gallardo TKO 2 (12),
0:27		 06/12/1987 Sajik Gym, Busan, South Korea Retained lineal super-middleweight title
Won inaugural WBA super-middleweight title
Win 44-3-1
(1 NC)		 Emmanuel Otti TKO 4 (15),
3:08		 26/07/1987 Kwangju Coliseum, Gwangju City, South Korea Retained lineal and IBF super-middleweight titles
Win 43-3-1
(1 NC)		 Lindell Holmes SD 15 03/05/1987 Sunin Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Retained lineal and IBF super-middleweight titles
Win 42-3-1
(1 NC)		 Doug Sam TKO 15 (15),
1:55		 25/01/1987 Hilton Hotel, Seoul, South Korea Retained lineal and IBF super-middleweight titles
Win 41-3-1
(1 NC)		 Marvin Mack UD 15 14/09/1986 Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Retained lineal and IBF super-middleweight titles
NC 40-3-1
(1 NC)		 Lindell Holmes NC 2 (15),
1:10		 06/07/1986 Sports Arena, Chungju, South Korea Retained lineal and IBF super-middleweight titles
Win 40-3-1 Vinnie Curto KO 15 (15),
2:15		 11/04/1986 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California Retained lineal and IBF super-middleweight titles
Win 39-3-1 Chang-Hwan Noh KO 9 (?),
?		 02/01/1986 Seoul, South Korea
Win 38-3-1 Vinnie Curto UD 15 30/06/1985 Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained lineal and IBF super-middleweight titles
Win 37-3-1 Chang-Hwan Noh PTS 12 28/04/1985 Busan, South Korea
Win 36-3-1 Roy Gumbs KO 2 (15),
1:42		 02/01/1985 Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained lineal and IBF super-middleweight titles
Win 35-3-1 Wally Carr PTS 10 07/10/1984 Seoul, South Korea
Win 34-3-1 Murray Sutherland KO 11 (15),
?		 22/07/1984 Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Won IBF and vacant lineal super-middleweight titles
Win 33-3-1 Roosevelt Green KO 9 (10),
?		 17/06/1984 Seoul, South Korea
Win 32-3-1 Charles Carter PTS 10 05/02/1984 Seoul, South Korea
Win 31-3-1 Rosendo Ruvalcaba KO 5 (10),
?		 04/12/1983 Seoul, South Korea
Win 30-3-1 Gary Hubble KO 9 (12),
?		 06/11/1983 Seoul, South Korea Won OPBF light-heavyweight title
Win 29-3-1 Kyung Min Nah KO 4 (12),
?		 04/09/1983 Seoul, South Korea Won OPBF middleweight title
Loss 28-3-1 Kyung Min Nah KO 7 (12),
?		 29/05/1983 Seoul, South Korea Lost OPBF middleweight title
Win 28-2-1 Antonio Leyva KO 4 (10),
?		 10/04/1983 Seoul, South Korea
Win 27-2-1 Naoto Suzuki KO 4 (12),
?		 26/12/1982 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 26-2-1 Valence Haralan KO 2 (12),
1:44		 18/07/1982 Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 25-2-1 Suwarno KO 4 (12),
?		 18/04/1982 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 24-2-1 Ritchie Roberts KO 8 (12),
?		 07/02/1982 Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 23-2-1 Mana Premchai KO 4 (10),
?		 03/01/1982 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Loss 22-2-1 Fulgencio Obelmejias KO 8 (10),
?		 07/11/1981 Caracas, Venezuela
Win 22-1-1 Mana Premchai KO 11 (12),
?		 09/09/1981 Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 21-1-1 Sang Ho Lee KO 9 (12),
?		 02/08/1981 Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
Win 20-1-1 Kenji Shibata KO 5 (12),
?		 21/06/1981 Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 19-1-1 Caesar Sasaki KO 6 (12),
?		 05/04/1981 Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 18-1-1 Joe Willisco KO 3 (12),
?		 06/12/1980 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 17-1-1 Phil Davies KO 3 (12),
?		 03/11/1980 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 16-1-1 Torkano Marcos TKO 5 (12),
1:29		 24/09/1980 Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 15-1-1 Peter Piamonte KO 4 (12),
?		 08/08/1980 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 14-1-1 Fred Rolando Pastor KO 4 (10),
?		 21/06/1980 Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
Win 13-1-1 Rocky Joe KO 8 (12),
?		 04/05/1980 Jakarta, Indonesia Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 12-1-1 Kenji Shibata KO 5 (12),
?		 18/03/1980 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 11-1-1 Katsuo Esashi KO 3 (12),
?		 27/01/1980 Seoul, South Korea Retained OPBF middleweight title
Win 10-1-1 Cassius Naito KO 2 (12),
?		 22/08/1979 Seoul, South Korea Won vacant OPBF middleweight title
Win 9-1-1 Michihiro Horihata KO 3 (10),
?		 02/06/1979 Seoul, South Korea
Win 8-1-1 Armando Boniquit KO 3 (10),
?		 22/04/1979 Seoul, South Korea
Win 7-1-1 Alberto Cruz KO 3 (10),
?		 17/03/1979 Daegu, South Korea
Win 6-1-1 Thomas Abarca KO 2 (10),
?		 03/02/1979 Seoul, South Korea
Win 5-1-1 Chang-Baek Choi KO 3 (10),
?		 17/12/1978 Seoul, South Korea Won South Korean middleweight title
Win 4-1-1 Kazuo Goshima KO 1 (6),
?		 28/08/1978 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3-1-1 Hung-Won Kang KO 1 (10),
?		 14/06/1978 Seoul, South Korea
Draw 3-0-1 Seung-Hwan Kang PTS 8 25/03/1978 Seoul, South Korea
Win 3-0 Seung-Hwan Kang PTS 6 25/12/1977 Seoul, South Korea
Win 2-0 Jung-Sik Kim KO 2 (4),
?		 23/12/1977 Seoul, South Korea
Win 1-0 Yong-Soo Chung KO 3 (4),
?		 26/11/1977 Busan, South Korea Professional debut

See also

References
  1. "Park Chong-pal - Lineal Super Middleweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Murray Sutherland		 IBF super-middleweight champion
22 July 1984–1987
Vacated		 Succeeded by
Graciano Rocchigiani
Inaugural Champion Lineal super-middleweight champion
22 July 1984 – 11 March 1988		 Succeeded by
Fulgencio Obelmejias
Inaugural Champion WBA super-middleweight champion
6 December 1987 – 23 May 1988
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