Jesús Chong
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Jesús Chong | |
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| Born | Jesús Alberto Chong 7 January 1965 Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Other names | El Tigre |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light flyweight |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Reach | 168 cm (66 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 48 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 28 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Jesús Alberto Chong (born 7 January 1965) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He is a former Mexican National, NABF, and the WBO Light Flyweight Champion.
Professional career[edit]
Chong, who is of Chinese Mexican heritage, made his professional debut on September 1, 1987. In just his 11th fight in 1990, he lost a close eight-round decision to future five-time champion Johnny Tapia. Later in that same year he won his first world title, the International Boxing Council (IBC) Championship against Francisco Montiel. In 1991, he lost to five-time champion Michael Carbajal by unanimous decision.
NABF Light Flyweight title[edit]
In September 1992 he beat Porfirio Danny Núnez to defend his NABF Light Flyweight Championship, that he won by beating Francisco Montiel in a rematch earlier that year. He won the Mexican Light Flyweight Championship by upsetting veteran Raul Rios by T.K.O. in tenth round, and would go on to make 9 defences of his National Championship. Chong defended the title until 1995 when he lost to Edgar Cardenas via disqualification.
WBO Light Flyweight title[edit]
On May 31, 1997 in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada Jesús Alberto won the WBO Light Flyweight title by defeating Eric Griffin with a second round T.K.O. He would go on to lose his title in a twelve-round decision to Melchor Cob Castro. Castro was docked two points during the fight for low blows against Chong.
Retirement[edit]
Chong went on to lose nine of his last ten fights and decided on retiring in 2003 at the age of 38.
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References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Jesús Chong from BoxRec (registration required)