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Hangul
  
박찬희

Name
  
Park Chan-hee

McCune–Reischauer
  
Pak Ch'anhui

Revised Romanization
  
Bak Chanhui

Hanja
  
朴贊希


Abdolreza Ansari, Park Chan-hee, Noboru Uchiyama 1974b.jpg

Park Chan-hee (Hangul: 박찬희, Hanja: 朴贊希; born March 23, 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.

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Shoji Oguma vs Chan-Hee Park II, Widescreen Match Highlights & Slow motion, Park with stripes


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

    • Pro career

    Park turned professional in 1976 and became the WBC and lineal flyweight champion with a decision win over Miguel Canto in 1979. He lost the titles to Shoji Oguma by KO in 1980.

    Honors

  • Named The Ring magazine Progress of the Year fighter for 1979.

    • References

    Park Chan-hee Wikipedia
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