Heo Yong-mo

Heo Yong-Mo (April 21, 1965 – March 9, 2019) was a South Korean amateur boxer.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Heo.
Heo Yong-mo
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
1982 Munich Light Flyweight
Asian Games
1982 New Delhi Light Flyweight
Asian Amateur Championships
1982 Seoul Light Flyweight
1987 Kuwait Bantamweight

Career

He won a Light Flyweight bronze medal at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

Heo captured a Flyweight silver medal in the 1983 Boxing World Cup in Rome, Italy, beating Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech by unanimous decision in the semifinals.

Next year, Heo participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics. However, he, in a major upset, lost to Eyüp Can of Turkey by split decision in the quarterfinals.

Heo served as a middle school teacher in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do.

Results
1981 Boxing World Cup
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Flyweight Quarterfinal bye
Semifinal Win Gil Jamile 5–0
Final Loss Ismail Mustafov 0–5
1982 World Championships
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Flyweight First bye
Second Win Sandu Petrescu 5–0
Quarterfinal Win Ibrahim Bilali 4–1
Semifinal Loss Ismail Mustafov 1–4
1983 Boxing World Cup
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Flyweight Quarterfinal Win Ibrahim Bilali RSC 1
Semifinal Win Jeff Fenech 5–0
Final Loss Pedro Orlando Reyes 1–4
1984 Summer Olympics
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Flyweight First Win Fayek Gobran RSC 1
Second Win Efreen Tabanas 4–1
Quarterfinal Loss Eyüp Can 1–4
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heo Yeong-Mo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.


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