Park Chan-hee

Park Chan-hee
Park (center) at the 1974 Asian Games
Statistics
Real name Park Chan-hee
Weight(s) Flyweight
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Nationality South Korean
Born (1957-03-23) 23 March 1957
Pusan, South Korea
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 23
Wins 17
Wins by KO 6
Losses 4
Draws 2
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
1974 Tehran-48 kg
Park Chan-hee
Hangul 박찬희
Hanja 朴贊希
Revised Romanization Bak Chanhui
McCune–Reischauer Pak Ch'anhŭi

Park Chan-hee (Hangul: 박찬희, Hanja: 朴贊希; 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.[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 professional 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

References

  1. ↑ "Park Chan-hee". sports-reference. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Park Chan-hee – Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
Achievements
Preceded by
Miguel Canto		 Lineal Flyweight Champion
18 Mar 1979 – 18 May 1980		 Succeeded by
Shoji Oguma
Preceded by
Miguel Canto		 The Ring Flyweight Champion
18 Mar 1979 – 18 May 1980		 Succeeded by
Shoji Oguma
Preceded by
Miguel Canto		 WBC Flyweight Champion
18 Mar 1979 – 18 May 1980		 Succeeded by
Shoji Oguma


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