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Park Chan-hee

Park Chan-hee (Korean박찬희; Hanja朴贊希; RR: Bak Chanhui; MR: Pak Ch'anhŭi; born 23 March 1957) is a retired South Korean boxer. As a professional he held the WBC and lineal titles in the flyweight division. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1974 Asian Games and placed fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

Park competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games as a Light Flyweight for South Korea. His results were:

Professional career

Park turned professional in 1976 and became the WBC and lineal flyweight champion with a decision win over Miguel Canto in 1979.[1] He lost the titles to Shoji Oguma by KO in 1980. He would attempt to regain these title by facing facing Oguma a further two times, losing on both occasions.[2]

Professional boxing record

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sports Briefs". The New York Times. 19 March 1979. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ^ "Shoji Oguma of Japan successfully defended his World Boxing..." United Press International. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

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