June 19, 1999 PUSAN, KOREA-Ex-WBA super-feather champ YONGSOO CHOI, 131, participated in his second comeback fight since forfeiting his world throne to Takanori Hatakeyama, and scored a fine KO victory over Filipino ARIEL NERI in a scheduled 10.
June 19, 1999
PUSAN, KOREA-Ex-WBA super-feather champ YONGSOO CHOI, 131, participated
in his second comeback fight since forfeiting his world throne to
Takanori Hatakeyama, and scored a fine KO victory over Filipino ARIEL
NERI in a scheduled 10.
But it wasn't such an easy fight for Choi. Neri gamely came forward to deck an upset win with powerful shots. Choi was more accurate in catching the target and covered himself up properly. But Neri caught Choi with a strong right uppercut and almost stunned the ex-champ in the third. But Choi came back hard to land a wicked right to send him to dreamland.
Kukdong Promotion.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.
(6-19-99)
June 20, 1999
SEOUL, KOREA-Busy lefty SANGIK YANG, 108, kept his WBC light fly title,
as he displayed his trade-mark rallies in finishing Filipino ANTHONY
VILLAMOR (not Ala Villamor who fought Ricardo Lopez), 107 3/4, in 7.
KWANGWOONG LEE, 112, kept his Korean national flyweight title on a technical decision over HANGKYU JANG, 112, after the 6th round in a schedule 10.
Beumjin Promotion.
(6-20-99)