# Park Chong-pal

Chong-Pal Park (Korean: 박종팔; Hanja: 朴鍾八; born 11 August 1958) is a South Korean former professional boxer who held the IBF super-middleweight title from 1984 to 1988 and the WBA super-middleweight title from 1987 to 1988.

## 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 IBF super-middleweights title in 1984 with an eleventh-round knockout over Murray Sutherland at Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea. 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 | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 39 | 4 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 53 | Loss | 46-5-1 (1) | Baek In-Chul | KO | 9 (10), 1:47 | 1988-12-22 | World Trade Center, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 52 | Loss | 46-4-1 (1) | Fulgencio Obelmejias | UD | 12 | 1988-05-23 | Waikiki Arena, Suanbo, South Korea | Lost WBA super-middleweight title |
| 51 | Win | 46-3-1 (1) | Polly Pasireron | KO | 5 (12), 2:25 | 1988-03-01 | Jeonju Gymnasium, Jeonju, South Korea | Retained WBA super-middleweight title |
| 50 | Win | 45-3-1 (1) | Jesus Gallardo | TKO | 2 (12), 0:27 | 1987-12-06 | Sajik Gym, Busan, South Korea | Won inaugural WBA super-middleweight title |
| 49 | Win | 44-3-1 (1) | Emmanuel Otti | TKO | 4 (15), 3:08 | 1987-07-26 | Kwangju Coliseum, Gwangju City, South Korea | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
| 48 | Win | 43-3-1 (1) | Lindell Holmes | SD | 15 | 1987-05-03 | Sunin Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
| 47 | Win | 42-3-1 (1) | Doug Sam | TKO | 15 (15), 1:55 | 1987-01-25 | Hilton Hotel, Seoul, South Korea | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
| 46 | Win | 41-3-1 (1) | Marvin Mack | UD | 15 | 1986-09-14 | Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
| 45 | NC | 40-3-1 (1) | Lindell Holmes | NC | 2 (15), 1:10 | 1986-07-06 | Sports Arena, Chungju, South Korea | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
| 44 | Win | 40-3-1 | Vinnie Curto | KO | 15 (15), 2:15 | 1986-04-11 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
| 43 | Win | 39-3-1 | Noh Chang-Hwan | KO | 9 (12), 2:10 | 1986-01-02 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 42 | Win | 38-3-1 | Vinnie Curto | UD | 15 | 1985-06-30 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
| 41 | Win | 37-3-1 | Noh Chang-Hwan | PTS | 12 | 1985-04-28 | Busan, South Korea | |
| 40 | Win | 36-3-1 | Roy Gumbs | KO | 2 (15), 1:42 | 1985-01-02 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35-3-1 | Wally Carr | PTS | 10 | 1984-10-07 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 38 | Win | 34-3-1 | Murray Sutherland | KO | 11 (15), 1:12 | 1984-07-22 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won IBF super-middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 33-3-1 | Roosevelt Green | KO | 9 (10), 1:33 | 1984-06-17 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 36 | Win | 32-3-1 | Charles Carter | PTS | 10 | 1984-02-05 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 35 | Win | 31-3-1 | Rosendo Ruvalcaba | KO | 5 (10), 0:42 | 1983-12-04 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 34 | Win | 30-3-1 | Gary Hubble | KO | 9 (12), 1:10 | 1983-11-06 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won OPBF light-heavyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 29-3-1 | Ra Kyung-Min | KO | 4 (12), 1:32 | 1983-09-04 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won OPBF middleweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 28-3-1 | Ra Kyung-Min | KO | 7 (12), 1:48 | 1983-05-29 | Seoul, South Korea | Lost OPBF middleweight title |
| 31 | Win | 28-2-1 | Antonio Leyva | KO | 4 (10) | 1983-04-10 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 30 | Win | 27-2-1 | Naoto Suzuki | KO | 4 (12) | 1982-12-26 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 29 | Win | 26-2-1 | Valence Haralan | KO | 2 (12), 1:44 | 1982-07-18 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 25-2-1 | Suwarno | KO | 4 (12), 2:59 | 1982-04-18 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24-2-1 | Ritchie Roberts | KO | 8 (12), 1:32 | 1982-02-07 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 26 | Win | 23-2-1 | Mana Premchai | KO | 4 (10), 0:57 | 1982-01-03 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 25 | Loss | 22-2-1 | Fulgencio Obelmejias | KO | 8 (10) | 1981-11-07 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 24 | Win | 22-1-1 | Mana Premchai | KO | 11 (12), 0:12 | 1981-09-09 | Janhchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21-1-1 | Lee Sang-Ho | KO | 9 (12) | 1981-08-02 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 22 | Win | 20-1-1 | Kenji Shibata | KO | 5 (12), 1:45 | 1981-06-21 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19-1-1 | Caesar Sasaki | KO | 6 (12), 2:23 | 1981-04-05 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18-1-1 | Joe Willisco | KO | 3 (12), 2:27 | 1980-12-06 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17-1-1 | Phil Davies | KO | 3 (12), 1:32 | 1980-11-03 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16-1-1 | Torkano Marcos | TKO | 5 (12), 1:29 | 1980-09-24 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15-1-1 | Peter Piamonte | KO | 4 (12), 0:54 | 1980-08-08 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 14-1-1 | Fred Rolando Pastor | KO | 4 (10) | 1980-06-21 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 15 | Win | 13-1-1 | Rocky Joe | KO | 8 (12), 1:07 | 1980-05-04 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12-1-1 | Kenji Shibata | KO | 5 (12), 1:17 | 1980-03-18 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 13 | Win | 11-1-1 | Katsuo Esashi | KO | 3 (12), 1:17 | 1980-01-27 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 12 | Win | 10-1-1 | Cassius Naito | KO | 2 (12), 1:55 | 1979-08-22 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won vacant OPBF middleweight title |
| 11 | Win | 9-1-1 | Michihiro Horihata | KO | 3 (10), 2:33 | 1979-06-02 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 10 | Win | 8-1-1 | Armando Boniquit | KO | 3 (10), 2:01 | 1979-04-22 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 9 | Win | 7-1-1 | Alberto Cruz | KO | 3 (10), 2:29 | 1979-03-17 | Daegu Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea | |
| 8 | Win | 6-1-1 | Thomas Abarca | KO | 2 (10), 2:14 | 1979-02-03 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 7 | Win | 5-1-1 | Choi Chang-Baek | KO | 3 (10), 0:22 | 1978-12-17 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won vacant South Korean middleweight title |
| 6 | Win | 4-1-1 | Kazuo Goshima | KO | 1 (6), 0:27 | 1978-08-28 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5 | Loss | 3-1-1 | Kang Hung-Won | KO | 1 (10), 2:57 | 1978-06-14 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | For South Korean middleweight title |
| 4 | Draw | 3-0-1 | Kang Seung-Hwan | PTS | 8 | 1978-03-25 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Kang Seung-Hwan | PTS | 6 | 1977-12-25 | Munwha, Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Kim Jung-Sik | KO | 2 (4), 0:55 | 1977-12-23 | Munwha Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Chung Yong-Soo | KO | 3 (4) | 1977-11-26 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | |