Deuk-Koo Kim

[Bill Paxtom]

February 28, 1982

Indoor Gymnasium ~ Cheongju, South Korea

Attendance ...... { 5760 }

OPBF Lightweight Championship

Kwang-Min Kim ~ 21-3-1 {6 KO's} ~ 5' 7" ~ 135 lbs. ~ {Age; 26 years, 3 months}
OPBF Lightweight Champion ~ #9 WBA ~ #10 WBC

vs.

Deuk-Koo Kim ~ 12-1-1 {6 KO's} ~ 5' 6" ~ 134 lbs. ~ {Age; 23 years, 1 month}
South Korean Lightweight Champion ~ {NR} WBA ~ {NR} WBC
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~ Deuk-Koo Kim Scores Major Upset, Defeats Kwang-Min Kim To Capture The OPBF Title ~

In one of the 'wildest' OPBF Lightweight Championship bouts ever seen, Deuk-Koo Kim railed over the
last 3-Rounds to capture the OPBF Title by defeating Champion - Kwang-Min Kim over a brutal 12-Rounds.

The Champion - Kwang-Min Kim was heavily favored at {4-1} over the Challenger - Deuk-Koo Kim, and
was expected to have an easy ride in his 4th-Title Defense.

Things went well for the Champion over the first 3-Rounds, as he used a swarming attack to back up
Deuk-Koo into the Ropes, where he let go with '3-Punch' combinations to the body.

The Challenger - Deuk-Koo started to come alive in Rounds 4 and 5 as he slammed the Champion with
hard left-hooks to the head.

In one of the best Rounds ever, Round 6 saw each fighter staggered 'twice', but rally back with an
explosive attack in an 'even'; and action-packed session.

The Challenger opened up Round 6, by hammering Kwang-Min with left-hand volleys that had him
reeling and in bad shape by the {0:50 Mark}. Then Deuk-Koo staggered the Champion after tagging him
with a double-right hook, and straight left-hand to the jaw at the {1:00 Mark}.

But Kwang-Min grabbed-and-held, then made a charge at the {1:30 Mark}, and pounded Deuk-Koo
across the Ring and into a Corner. Kwang-Min then staggered the feisty Challenger with a short right-hook
to the chin at the {1:40 Mark}.

Justr as it looked as of the Chmapion might drop Deuk-Koo, he was caught by a big left-hand counter at the
{1:55 Mark} and wobbled backwards to Center-Ring.

Deuk-Koo then came charging with several hard volleys at the {2:00 Mark} that had Kwang-Min in bad shape.

The Champion showed his durability, and took every punch that was thrown at him, as Deuk-Koo rained punches
on him for 25-Seconds until the {2:30 Mark}.

Then with an explosion, Kwang-Min landed a viscous 'right-left-right' combination to the jaw at the {2:44 Mark},
and Deuk-Koo went backwards as his legs buckled.

Kwang-Min came charging forward and threw an assortment of punches as a 'dazed' Deuk-Koo reeled backwards
into the Ropes, only to be saved by the Bell.

In Rounds 7 and 8, Kwang-Min was in command, as Deuk-Koo was still dazed from the battering he recived at
the end of Round 6.

But in Round 9, it was the Challenger - Deuk-Koo started to make his comeback, as the Champion was starting
to slow a bit and was not punching with authority anymore.

In Round 10, Deuk-Koo took over, and slammed in his heavy left-hands onto Kwang-Min who was now backing
up to the Ropes and looking to defend.

During the last 2-Rounds {11th and 12th}, Deuk-Koo was relentless as he battered an exhausted Champion with
'right-left' punches to both the head and body.

[U][/ScorecardsU]
* 115-114 {6-5-1 in Rounds} > Deuj-Koo Kim
* 115-113 {7-5-0 in Rounds} > Deuk-Koo Kim
* 116-114 {6-4-2 in Rounds{ > Deuk-Koo Kim

Winner by Unanimous Decision > Deuk-Koo Kim