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WALTER CHO BW
Born - Ewa, Hawaii, USA
Hometown - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
20(8)-5-6
Cho assembled a nice pro record and was ranked as a Hawain Featherweight at one time, but he faced no major opponents. The highlight of the Korean-american's career was being selected to go a tour with three other Hawain boxers to Tokyo in 1933 followed by a trip to his parents' birthplace in Korea. He won three bouts in Tokyo and drew once; the team did not box while in Korea.
After retiring from the ring, Cho stayed active in Hawaii boxing circles. He was picked to be the referee in Hawaii’s first world championship bout (David Kui Kong Young versus Manuel Ortiz, May 30, 1947), plus three other world championship fights. He was also a referee and judge at the US Golden Gloves tournament of champions held in Minnesota 1972. From June 1977 to June 1981 he was a member of the Hawaii State Boxing Commission.
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