Jae-Hong Kim: Boxing Career and Results
Jae-Hong Kim was a South Korean light-flyweight boxer. The clearest documented result is his 1984 challenge for the IBF light-flyweight title.
IBF title challenge in Seoul
On May 13, 1984, Kim challenged reigning IBF light-flyweight champion Dodie Boy Peñalosa at Munhwa Gymnasium in Seoul. Peñalosa retained his title with a stoppage.
Competition before the world-title bout
Kim’s documented opponents included fellow South Korean Bi-Won Jung, whom he defeated in Seoul on July 26, 1983. Jung’s bout history records that result. Kim also defeated Filipino opponent Armando Barzuela at Munhwa Gymnasium on October 23 of the same year, as listed in Barzuela’s record.
Those victories place the Peñalosa challenge in a competitive sequence. Kim had been active against domestic and visiting opposition before meeting the IBF champion at the same Seoul venue the following May.
The champion Kim challenged
Peñalosa had won the vacant IBF light-flyweight championship against Satoshi Shingaki in Osaka in December 1983. His match with Kim was an early defense of that reign. The Sport & Note chronology then lists further successful defenses against Jum-Hwan Choi and Yani Dokolamo.
Kim’s title opportunity therefore belongs to the early history of that IBF championship. Although the surviving sources disagree about the precise stopping round, they identify the same challenger, opponent, date and outcome. That shared evidence supports a clear account of the bout without turning uncertain details into settled facts.
Sources
Sources: PhilBoxing’s Peñalosa fight record; Sport & Note’s record; and Boxing Title Fights’ Kim listing.
Career records and reporting: boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
