Byun Jung-il (born 16 November 1968 in

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

) is a former

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the

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Amateur career

At the

1988 Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were repres ...

, Byun defeated Jean-Marc Augustin of France in the first round of the bantamweight competition. In the second round, he refused to leave the ring after losing a 4-1 decision to

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of Bulgaria. He was penalized two points by New Zealand referee Keith Walker for headbutting. He sat by himself in the ring for over an hour. Eventually, match officials turned the lights out and left him in darkness. Byun's actions were reminiscent of another Korean boxer who staged a lengthy sit-in after being disqualified at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Professional career

Byun turned professional in 1990 and in 1993 defeated

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for the WBC bantamweight title by decision in his ninth fight. He lost the belt later that year to

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, and lost a rematch to Yakushiji the following year. He retired after the loss.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Byun, Jung-il 1968 births Living people Boxers from Seoul South Korean male boxers Olympic boxers for South Korea Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Bantamweight boxers World bantamweight boxing champions World Boxing Council champions 20th-century South Korean sportsmen

Amateur career

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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