title: Ik Yang
text: # Ik Yang
  
  Ik Yang or Yang Lianhui (Chinese: 杨连慧) (born March 28, 1985, Dalian, China) is a Chinese professional light welterweight boxer and a former title challenger. He held the South Korea, WBO China Zone, WBO Asia Pacific lightweight and IBF Pan Pacific light welterweight titles.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  Yang did not start with a notable amateur pedigree as was the case for many Chinese fighters. He made his professional debut in 2007, winning the South Korea lightweight title in 2012 against journeyman Jon Won Won in his ninth fight. In his following fight with Elly Ray, he won the relatively new WBO China Zone lightweight title via an eighth round technical knockout.
  
  In 2014 he stopped Sukkasem Kietyongyuth in eight rounds to win the WBO Asia Pacific lightweight title. Later that year he moved up to the light welterweight division and stopped Thai veteran Fahsai Sakkreerin to win the IBF Pan Pacific light welterweight title which he would later successfully defend against another Thai veteran, Patomsuk Pathompothong via a sixth round technical knockout in his first twelve round fight.
  
  On July 18, 2015 Yang fought for the vacant IBF light welterweight title against long time veteran César Cuenca, suffering his first professional defeat via unanimous decision in a fight where both fighters suffered knockdowns.
  
  ## Professional record
  
  19 Wins (14 Knockouts), 1 Defeats, 0 Draws :
  
  | Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 19-1 | Cesar Cuenca | UD | 12 | 2015-07-18 | Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao | For vacant IBF Light welterweight title. |
  | Win | 19-0 | Patomsuk Pathompothong | TKO | 6(12) | 2015-03-07 | Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao | Retained IBF Pan Pacific Super Lightweight title. |
  | Win | 18-0 | Fahsai Sakkreerin | RDT | 5(10) | 2014-12-16 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai | Won IBF Pan Pacific Super Lightweight title. |
  | Win | 17-0 | Sukkasem Kietyongyuth | TKO | 8(10) | 2014-08-26 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai | Won WBO Asian Pacific Light welterweight title. |
  | Win | 16-0 | Sayan Sirimongkhon | TKO | 3(8) | 2014-07-19 | Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao | |
  | Win | 15-0 | Geisler AP | TKO | 1(8) | 2014-05-31 | Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao | |
  | Win | 14-0 | Hero Tito | MD | 6(6) | 2013-11-24 | Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao | |
  