The Jangchung Arena ( Korean : 장충체육관 ) is an indoor sporting arena located in Jung District, Seoul , South Korea. Volleyball teams GS Caltex Seoul Kixx and Seoul Woori Card Woori Won are the tenants.
5-462: At first, the arena was an army gymnasium, built on 23 June 1955. It was later fully reconstructed and opened on 1 February 1963. In 1966, the venue hosted a boxing match between Kim Ki-soo and Nino Benvenuti , where Kim became the first South Korean to win the boxing world championships. During the 1970s, the venue hosted the presidential elections and inaugurations of Park Chung Hee and Choi Kyu-hah . The venue hosted judo and taekwondo events at
10-450: The 1960 Rome Olympic Games , where he defeated Henry Perry (Ireland) on points, but then lost to Nino Benvenuti (Italy) on points. Kim turned professional in 1961 and captured the WBC , WBA and Lineal light middleweight title when he upset Nino Benvenuti by split decision in 1966. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Sandro Mazzinghi in 1968 by split decision. He retired
15-485: The 1988 Summer Olympics . After the 2012–2014 renovation, the capacity of the arena is 4,507. The stadium is accessible from the Seoul Metropolitan Subway . The closest station to the stadium is Dongguk University Exit 5, on Line 3 , located 180 meters from the stadium. The bus lines with a stop close to Jangchung Gymnasium: The arena was one of the venues at the 2016 and 2017 editions of
20-489: The FIVB Volleyball World League , and held the following matches: Kim Ki-soo Kim Ki-soo ( Korean : 김기수 ; Hanja : 金基洙 ; RR : Gim Gi-su ; MR : Kim Kisu ; September 17, 1939 – June 10, 1997) was a South Korean former professional boxer who competed from 1961 to 1969. He was South Korea's first world boxing champion, having held
25-454: The undisputed WBA and WBC super-welterweight titles from 1966 to 1968. Kim graduated from Kyung Hee University 's College of Physical Education. He competed in boxing at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo , where he earned the gold medal of the welterweight division by defeating Soren Pirjanian of Iran, on points, in the final. He went on to represent South Korea as a welterweight at
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