Chong Pal Park
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Chong Pal Park (born August 11, 1960 in Seoul, Korea) was a Korean boxer in the super middleweight division.
He turned professional in 1977 and won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) middleweight title in 1979. His first world title came when hecaptured the IBF super middleweight title in 1984 with a knockout over Murray Sutherland. He defended the title eight times before relinquishing the title in 1987 to fight for the vacant (and newly created) WBA super middleweight title with a technical knockout over Jesus Gallardo. He defended the belt once before losing it to Fulgencio Obelmejias in 1988.
| Preceded by Murray Sutherland |
IBF Super Middleweight Champion 22 Jul 1984–1988 Vacates |
Succeeded by Graciano Rocchigiani |
| Preceded by Inaugural Title |
WBA Super Middleweight Champion 06 Dec 1987–01 Mar 1988 |
Succeeded by Fulgencio Obelmejias |
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