Park Chan-hee
This article is about a boxer. For the basketball player, see Park Chan-hee (basketball).
Park Chan-hee | |
Hangul | 박찬희 |
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Hanja | 朴贊希 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Chanhui |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ch'anhŭi |
Park Chan-hee | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Park Chan-hee |
Rated at | Flyweight |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Nationality | Korean |
Born |
Busan, South Korea | March 23, 1957
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 23 |
Wins | 17 |
Wins by KO | 6 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 2 |
Park Chan-hee (Hangul: 박찬희, Hanja: 朴贊希; 23 March 1957 in Busan) is a former South Korean boxer, who held the WBC and Lineal titles in the Flyweight division. He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Amateur career
Park competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games as a Light Flyweight for South Korea. His results were:
- Defeated Abderahim Najim (Morocco) DQ 3
- Defeated Alican Az (Turkey) 5-0
- Lost to Jorge Hernandez (Cuba) 2-3
Pro career
Park turned pro in 1976 and became the WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion with a decision win over Miguel Canto in 1979.[2] He lost the titles to Shoji Oguma by KO in 1980.
Honors
- Named The Ring magazine Progress of the Year fighter for 1979.
See also
- List of lineal boxing world champions
- List of flyweight boxing champions
- List of WBC world champions
References
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "Park Chan-hee - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
External links
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Miguel Canto |
Lineal Flyweight Champion 1979 Mar 18 – 1980 May 18 |
Succeeded by Shoji Oguma |
Preceded by Miguel Canto |
The Ring Flyweight Champion 1979 Mar 18 – 1980 May 18 |
Succeeded by Shoji Oguma |
Preceded by Miguel Canto |
WBC Flyweight Champion 1979 Mar 18 – 1980 May 18 |
Succeeded by Shoji Oguma |
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