Udin Baharudin: Boxing Career and Major Results
Udin Baharudin (also rendered as Baharuddin in Indonesian coverage) was an Indonesian junior-flyweight boxer and national champion. A Ronde Aktual account of Indonesian junior-flyweight boxing recalls him among the country’s best-known fighters in the division and records his 1988 challenge of WBA champion Myung-Woo Yuh in Seoul.
The WBA Title Challenge
On November 6, 1988, Baharudin challenged Yuh for the WBA light-flyweight title in Seoul. The World Boxing Association’s official fight record lists Yuh as the winner by seventh-round technical knockout. The WBA title-fight archive also records the bout as Yuh’s tenth successful defense.
A Career in the Records
Baharudin’s career was already underway by 1985, not the late 1990s. The available bout ledger lists 33 professional contests from April 1985 through June 1994: 17 wins, 10 losses and six draws. Indonesian boxing writer Finon Manullang also described Baharudin as a former Indonesian champion who entered the world rankings.
The documented record centers on domestic junior-flyweight competition and a demanding international title shot. It does not support the claims that Baharudin won a WBA super-featherweight championship, fought Juan Manuel Márquez, or retired in 2010.
Sources
Career records and reporting: boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
