{"id":740615,"date":"2026-06-16T17:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/740615\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:50:12","slug":"great-opbf-bouts-in-soo-jang-and-raji-doi-crowned-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/740615\/","title":{"rendered":"Great OPBF Bouts: In Soo Jang and Raji Doi Crowned in South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great OPBF Bouts: In Soo Jang and Raji Doi Crowned in South Korea<\/p>\n<p>CHEONGPYEONG, South Korea \u2013 The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) experienced a thrilling night of boxing this past June 13th, 2026, in Cheongpyeong, where two vacant championship crowns were on the line, keeping fans on the edge of their seats.<\/p>\n<p>Under the flawless promotion of Won \u2161 Choi and the rigorous supervision of John Hwang, the card exceeded all expectations, crowning two new monarchs in the bantamweight and middleweight divisions.<\/p>\n<p>In Soo Jang Scoring a Blistering Finish at Bantamweight<\/p>\n<p>In the clash for the OPBF Silver Bantamweight Championship, local fighter In Soo Jang (South Korea) secured a spectacular victory by defeating the gritty Filipino contender Jover Amistogo via technical knockout (TKO).<\/p>\n<p>The climax of the battle came emphatically at the 2-minute and 25-second mark of the fifth round, when referee Jae Bong Kim halted the action due to Jang\u2019s sheer dominance. With this triumph, the South Korean proudly hoists the prestigious green and silver belt. The scorecards of judges Byoung Jo Na, Mai Oji, and Jae Shin Park became a mere formality in the face of the new champion\u2019s stopping power.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-186180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260613-OPBF-Silver-Bantam-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"842\" height=\"560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Raji Doi Lays Down the Law at 160 Pounds<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the middleweight division crowned a dominant new ruler. In the showdown for the OPBF Silver Middleweight Championship, top-ranked Raji Doi (South Korea \/ Uzbekistan) put on a boxing masterclass to defeat brave fellow contender Min Joon Jay (South Korea) via unanimous decision (UD).<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the distance, Doi brilliantly dictated the pace, distance, and power. The official judges reflected his clear dominance on their final scorecards as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Kyeong Su Son: 100-90<\/p>\n<p>Sang Hee Woo: 98-92<\/p>\n<p>Sang Hoon Lee: 100-90<\/p>\n<p>The third man in the ring, Jun Bae Lim, smoothly officiated a clean, highly technical bout that positions Raji Doi on the doorstep of the region\u2019s biggest stages.<\/p>\n<p>With these results, the OPBF continues to showcase elite talent across the Asian continent, establishing champions who are ready to make waves in the WBC world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-186178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260613-OPBF-Silver-Middle-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"580\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_186184\" class=\"pvc_stats all  pvc_load_by_ajax_update\" data-element-id=\"186184\" style=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764343693_289_ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Great OPBF Bouts: In Soo Jang and Raji Doi Crowned in South Korea CHEONGPYEONG, South Korea \u2013 The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":740616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-740615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/740616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}