Park Chan-hee

South Korean boxer (born 1957)

This article is about a boxer. For the basketball player, see Park Chan-hee (basketball).

In this Korean name, the family name is  Park.

Park Chan-hee

Park (center) at the 1974 Asian Games

Born|  (1957-03-23) 23 March 1957 (age 68)

Busan, First Republic of Korea
(nowadays South Korea)

Nationality| South Korean
Statistics
Weight(s)|

* Light flyweight
* Flyweight

Height| 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm)
Stance| Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights| 23
Wins| 17
Wins by KO| 6
Losses| 4
Draws| 2

Medal record

Men's Boxing
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
| 1974 Tehran | Light Flyweight

Park Chan-hee (Korean: 박찬희; 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

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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

## Professional career

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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

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23 fights  | 17 wins  | 4 losses

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By knockout  | 6  | 2
By decision  | 11  | 2
Draws  | 2
No. | Result  | Record  | Opponent  | Type  | Round, time  | Date  | Location  | Notes

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23  | Loss  | 17–4–2  | Wick Tengam  | TKO  | 4 (10)  | Dec 12, 1982  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
22  | Win  | 17–3–2  | Rocky Pineda  | PTS  | 4  | Oct 17, 1982  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
21  | Win  | 16–3–2  | Katsuyuki Ohashi  | PTS  | 10  | Aug 15, 1982  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
20  | Loss  | 15–3–2  | Shoji Oguma | MD  | 15  | Feb 3, 1981  | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | For WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
19  | Loss  | 15–2–2  | Shoji Oguma | SD  | 15  | Oct 18, 1980  | Miyagi Prefectural Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan | For WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
18  | Win  | 15–1–2  | Ver Libradilla  | TD  | 6 (10)  | Jul 26, 1980  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
17  | Loss  | 14–1–2  | Shoji Oguma | KO  | 9 (15)  | May 18, 1980  | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Lost WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
16  | Win  | 14–0–2  | Alberto Morales | UD  | 15  | Apr 13, 1980  | Daegu Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea | Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
15  | Win  | 13–0–2  | Arnel Arrozal  | UD  | 15  | Feb 10, 1980  | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
14  | Win  | 12–0–2  | Guty Espadas | KO  | 2 (15)  | Dec 16, 1979  | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
13  | Draw  | 11–0–2  | Miguel Canto | PTS  | 15  | Sep 9, 1979  | Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
12  | Win  | 11–0–1  | Chikara Igarashi  | UD  | 15  | May 20, 1979  | Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
11  | Win  | 10–0–1  | Miguel Canto | UD  | 15  | Mar 18, 1979  | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Won WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
10  | Draw  | 9–0–1  | Siony Carupo  | PTS  | 10  | Feb 18, 1979  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
9  | Win  | 9–0  | Rolly Ramos  | PTS  | 10  | Oct 21, 1978  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
8  | Win  | 8–0  | Torayuki Nanasha  | KO  | 6 (10)  | Sep 8, 1978  | Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea |
7  | Win  | 7–0  | Mikio Uchida  | KO  | 3 (10)  | Aug 12, 1978  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
6  | Win  | 6–0  | Puma Koya  | KO  | 2 (10)  | Apr 16, 1978  | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |
5  | Win  | 5–0  | George Pedroso  | PTS  | 10  | Feb 18, 1978  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
4  | Win  | 4–0  | Pedro Solo  | PTS  | 10  | Nov 26, 1977  | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |
3  | Win  | 3–0  | Sang Il Jung  | PTS  | 10  | Oct 1, 1977  | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |
2  | Win  | 2–0  | Yukimitsu Kondo  | KO  | 3 (10)  | Sep 10, 1977  | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
1  | Win  | 1–0  | Chuji Muto  | KO  | 1 (8)  | Jul 9, 1977  | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Park Chan-hee.

* List of Korean boxers
* Lineal championship
* List of world flyweight boxing champions

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Boxing record for Park Chan-hee from BoxRec (registration required)
* Park Chan-hee at Olympedia
* Park Chan-hee – CBZ Profile

Sporting positions

World boxing titles
Preceded by

Miguel Canto

|  WBC flyweight champion
18 March 1979 – 18 May 1980  | Succeeded by

Shoji Oguma

The Ring flyweight champion
18 March 1979 – 18 May 1980
Awards
Previous:
Leon Spinks |  The Ring Progress of the Year
1979  | Next:
No award given from 1980 - 1982

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Asian Games Champions in Boxing – Men's Light Flyweight

1966–2006: 48 kg • 2010–2018: 49 kg

* 1966:  Prapan Duangchaoom (THA)
* 1970:  Kim Chung-bae (KOR)
* 1974:  Park Chan-hee (KOR)
* 1978:  Siri Supanya (THA)
* 1982:  Heo Yong-mo (KOR)
* 1986:  Oh Kwang-soo (KOR)
* 1990:  Yang Suk-jin (KOR)
* 1994:  Mansueto Velasco (PHI)
* 1998:  Suban Pannon (THA)
* 2002:  Kim Ki-suk (KOR)
* 2006:  Zou Shiming (CHN)
* 2010:  Zou Shiming (CHN)
* 2014:  Shin Jong-hun (KOR)
* 2018:  Amit Panghal (IND)

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