Shin Jong-hun

Shin Jong-hun
Personal information
Born (1989-05-05) May 5, 1989
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Korean name
Hangul 종훈
Revised Romanization Sin Jong-hun
McCune–Reischauer Sin Chonghun
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Boxing
Event(s) Light flyweight
Coached by Lee Seungbae
Updated on 29 July 2012.

Shin Jong-hun (born May 5, 1989, Seoul) is a South Korean light flyweight amateur boxer.[1]

Career

Shin won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, which was his first international competition, defeating Cuban champion Daniel Matellon Ramos in the quarterfinals.

At the 2010 Asian Games he lost early 3:17 to Birzhan Zhakypov.

At 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he came back strong, however, to win silver, losing the final to superstar Zou Shiming. He hereby qualified for the Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost his opening match to Aleksandar Aleksandrov.[1]

Shin is currently boxing for the Seoul Metropolitan Government Boxing Club.

Results

2009 World Championships

Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Flyweight First bye
Second Win Chinese Taipei Lu Chia Lun 9-1
Third Win Uganda Ronald Serugo 17-3
Quarterfinal Win Cuba Daniel Matellon Ramos 14-5
Semifinal Loss Russia David Ayrapetyan 1-9

References

  1. 1 2 "Sin Jong-Hun Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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