# Hong Soo-hwan

Hong Soo-hwan (Korean: 홍수환, born May 26, 1950) is a South Korean former professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1980. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles from 1974 to 1975 and the WBA super-bantamweight title from 1977 to 1978.

## Professional career

Hong turned pro in 1969 and in 1974 captured the WBA and The Ring bantamweight title with a decision win over Arnold Taylor in a fight in which Taylor was down in the 1st, 5th, and 14th rounds. He lost his title in his 2nd defense to Alfonso Zamora in 1975. In 1977, he captured the vacant WBA super bantamweight title in a 3rd-round knockout of Hector Carrasquilla. Hong was down 4 times in the 2nd and came back in the following round to win. He lost the title in his 2nd defense to Ricardo Cardona in 1978.

## Professional boxing record

| 50 fights | 41 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 14 | 3 |
| By decision | 27 | 2 |
| Draws | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 50 | Draw | 41–5–4 | Yum Dong-Kyun | PTS | 10 | Dec 19, 1980 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 49 | Loss | 41–5–3 | Ricardo Cardona | TKO | 12 (15), 1:23 | May 6, 1978 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Lost WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 48 | Win | 41–4–3 | Yu Kasahara | UD | 15 | Feb 1, 1978 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 47 | Win | 40–4–3 | Hector Carrasquilla | KO | 3 (15), 1:04 | Nov 26, 1977 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Won inaugural WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 46 | Win | 39–4–3 | Futaro Tanaka | PTS | 12 | Oct 10, 1977 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 45 | Win | 38–4–3 | Yum Dong-Kyun | PTS | 12 | Jun 27, 1977 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 44 | Win | 37–4–3 | Conrado Vasquez | UD | 10 | Mar 15, 1977 | Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
| 43 | Loss | 36–4–3 | Alfonso Zamora | TKO | 12 (15), 2:50 | Oct 16, 1976 | Sunin Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | For WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 42 | Draw | 36–3–3 | Ric Quijano | PTS | 10 | Aug 21, 1976 | Busan, South Korea | |
| 41 | Win | 36–3–2 | Venice Borkhorsor | PTS | 12 | May 30, 1976 | Busan, South Korea | Won vacant OPBF bantamweight title |
| 40 | Win | 35–3–2 | Sutan Rambing | KO | 6 (10), 1:51 | Apr 6, 1976 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 39 | Win | 34–3–2 | Tinkajorn Dejkajorn | KO | 6 (10), 2:34 | Mar 28, 1976 | Incheon, South Korea | |
| 38 | Win | 33–3–2 | Shinobu Fujita | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 29, 1976 | Busan, South Korea | |
| 37 | Win | 32–3–2 | Edwin Alarcon | TKO | 4 (10) | Feb 22, 1976 | Busan, South Korea | |
| 36 | Win | 31–3–2 | Wittaya Pleonjit | KO | 4 (10), 2:17 | Nov 29, 1975 | Incheon, South Korea | |
| 35 | Win | 30–3–2 | Orlando Amores | PTS | 10 | Aug 30, 1975 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 34 | Win | 29–3–2 | John Meza | KO | 2 (12), 1:47 | May 21, 1975 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 33 | Loss | 28–3–2 | Alfonso Zamora | KO | 4 (15), 2:27 | Mar 14, 1975 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Lost WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 32 | Win | 28–2–2 | Fernando Cabanela | SD | 15 | Dec 28, 1974 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 31 | Win | 27–2–2 | Noboru Konuma | PTS | 12 | Oct 27, 1974 | Busan, South Korea | |
| 30 | Win | 26–2–2 | Genzo Kurosawa | PTS | 12 | Sep 22, 1974 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 29 | Win | 25–2–2 | Arnold Taylor | UD | 15 | Jul 3, 1974 | West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban, South Africa | Won WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 28 | Win | 24–2–2 | Go Mifune | PTS | 12 | Apr 20, 1974 | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | |
| 27 | Win | 23–2–2 | Seiichi Watanuki | PTS | 12 | Feb 3, 1974 | Daegu, South Korea | Retained OPBF bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 22–2–2 | Eddie Saloma | PTS | 12 | Nov 24, 1973 | Daegu, South Korea | Won vacant OPBF bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 21–2–2 | Berkrerk Chartvanchai | PTS | 10 | Oct 7, 1973 | Busan, South Korea | |
| 24 | Win | 20–2–2 | Susumu Inoue | KO | 3 (10), 2:03 | Aug 19, 1973 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 23 | Win | 19–2–2 | Thanomchit Sukhothai | TKO | 8 (10), 1:46 | Feb 9, 1973 | Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 22 | Win | 18–2–2 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | PTS | 10 | Nov 26, 1972 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 21 | Win | 17–2–2 | Shigeyoshi Oki | PTS | 12 | Oct 1, 1972 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–2–2 | Kenji Endo | KO | 1 (10), 1:46 | Aug 6, 1972 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 19 | Win | 15–2–2 | Al Diaz | UD | 12 | Jun 4, 1972 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won vacant OPBF bantamweight title |
| 18 | Win | 14–2–2 | Moon Jung-Ho | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1972 | Busan, South Korea | Retained South Korean bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 13–2–2 | Bae Kil-Je | PTS | 10 | Mar 12, 1972 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained South Korean bantamweight title |
| 16 | Win | 12–2–2 | Park Young-Sup | KO | 4 (10), 3:05 | Jan 15, 1972 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained South Korean bantamweight title |
| 15 | Loss | 11–2–2 | Colley Saloma | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1971 | Agana, Guam | |
| 14 | Win | 11–1–2 | Saturnino Ortega | PTS | 10 | Nov 7, 1971 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 13 | Win | 10–1–2 | Moon Jung-Ho | KO | 5 (10), 2:32 | Sep 14, 1971 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won South Korean bantamweight title |
| 12 | Win | 9–1–2 | Jang Kyu-Chul | PTS | 10 | Dec 1, 1970 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 11 | Win | 8–1–2 | Shin Hae-Shu | PTS | 8 | Oct 17, 1970 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 10 | Win | 7–1–2 | Shintaro Oshima | KO | 1 (10), 2:13 | Aug 8, 1970 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |
| 9 | Loss | 6–1–2 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | PTS | 10 | Jun 9, 1970 | Ōita, Ōita, Japan | |
| 8 | Draw | 6–0–2 | Shin Chul-Ho | PTS | 10 | Apr 19, 1970 | Daegu, South Korea | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Shin Hae-Shu | PTS | 6 | Mar 3, 1970 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Baek Rak-Ki | PTS | 4 | Oct 6, 1969 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Kim Yong-Tae | KO | 1 (4), 1:56 | Aug 7, 1969 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Ju Hong-Taek | PTS | 4 | Jul 12, 1969 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Park Young-Sap | PTS | 4 | Jun 21, 1969 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | Choi Chang-Soo | PTS | 4 | Jun 3, 1969 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Kim Sang-Il | PTS | 4 | May 10, 1969 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |

## Honors

Hong was named The Ring's Progress of the Year fighter for 1974.