Byun Jung-il (born 16 November 1968 in Seoul) is a former South Korean professional boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, 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 Aleksandar Khristov 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 Victor Rabanales for the WBC bantamweight title by decision in his ninth fight. He lost the belt later that year to Yasuei Yakushiji, and lost a rematch to Yakushiji the following year. He retired after the loss.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes12Loss10–2 Yasuei YakushijiTKO11 (12), 31 Jul 1994 11Loss10–1 Yasuei YakushijiSD12 23 Dec 1993 10Win10–0 Josefino SuarezUD12 28 May 1993 9Win9–0 Victor RabanalesUD12 28 Mar 1993 8Win8–0 Suksawat TorboonlertKO4 (10), 10 Jan 1993 7Win7–0 Rey PacionesUD1016 Aug 1992 6Win6–0 Tarman GarzimKO9 (10), 4 Feb 1992 5Win5–0 William RamosPTS102 Nov 1991 4Win4–0 David MerchantUD1014 Jul 1991 3Win3–0 Rey ParrenoKO3 (10), 10 Mar 1991 2Win2–0 Eddie TorresKO9 (10), 18 Nov 1990 1Win1–0 Noel CornelioPTS818 Feb 1990
See also List of bantamweight boxing champions
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