Korean Commission‘s Coordinator Major Lee Passes

By Joe Koizumi

A great contributor to Korean boxing activities for half a century, Major Lee Won-Bok passed away in Seoul, Korea, on Tuesday. He was ninety-seven.

He served as a major and pilot in the Korean Air Force during World War II, which is why people called him “Major Lee.” Because he was a good speaker and writer of English, Major Lee initially worked as an international matchmaker for Dong-A Promotions, headed by Thomas Hyun-chi Kim (who had an ambitious but unsuccessful crack at Ben Villaflor in 1975).