On June 14, 1987, a 20-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (10-0, 3 KOs) got a shot at the IBF strawweight title held by Masaharu Kawakami.
Lee came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Kyung-Yung Lee made very easy work of Masaharu Kawakami, stopping the champion via KO in the 2nd. Lee improves his record to 11-0 (4 KOs)
On January 31, 1988, a 21-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (11-0, 4 KOs) got a shot at the strawweight WBC title held by 19-year-old Japanese boxer Hiroki Ioka (9-0, 5 KOs).
Lee came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 17 days. Ioka was on a 9-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Hiroki Ioka stopped Kyung-Yung Lee via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC strawweight title. Ioka improves his record to 10-0 (6 KOs), while Lee adds a loss to his record at 11-1.
On October 20, 1990, a 23-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (18-1, 7 KOs) and Vin Chuvanta met in the ring.
Lee came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
Kyung-Yung Lee stopped Vin Chuvanta via KO in the 1st round. Lee improves his record to 19-1 (8 KOs)
On March 14, 1987, a 20-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (9-0, 2 KOs) and Byung Nam Park met in the ring.
Lee came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 22% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.
Kyung-Yung Lee stopped Byung Nam Park via KO in the 1st round. Lee improves his record to 10-0 (3 KOs)
On December 21, 1991, a 25-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (20-1, 8 KOs) got a shot at the strawweight WBC title held by Ricardo López.
Lee came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 15 days.
Kyung-Yung Lee was defending his strawweight titles and, fighting for the strawweight WBC titles against Ricardo López and lost via unanimous decision in the 12-round strawweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On October 29, 1988, a 21-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (13-1, 5 KOs) and Sang Sik Chang met in the ring.
Lee came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 5 days.
Kyung-Yung Lee stopped Sang Sik Chang via KO in the 2nd round. Lee improves his record to 14-1 (6 KOs)
On April 30, 1988, a 21-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (11-1, 4 KOs) and Nico Thomas met in the ring.
Lee came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Kyung-Yung Lee stopped Nico Thomas via KO in the 4th round. Lee improves his record to 12-1 (5 KOs)
On October 3, 1989, a 22-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (14-1, 6 KOs) and Hi-Hwan Moon met in the ring.
Lee came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 4 days.
Kyung-Yung Lee stopped Hi-Hwan Moon via KO in the 4th round. Lee improves his record to 15-1 (7 KOs)
On May 31, 1986, a 19-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (5-0, 1 KO) and Il Hwan Kim met in the ring.
Lee came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days.
Kyung-Yung Lee stopped Il Hwan Kim via KO in the 5th round. Lee improves his record to 6-0 (2 KOs)
On June 16, 1990, a 23-year-old Kyung-Yung Lee (17-1, 7 KOs) and Chris Galon met in the ring.
Lee came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day.
Kyung-Yung Lee defeated Chris Galon via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Lee improves his record to 18-1