Park Chan-Hee
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Chan-Hee Park (Hangul: 박찬희, Hanja: 朴賛希) (23 March 1957 in Busan) is a former South Korean boxer, who was WBC world champion in the Flyweight division.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Pro career
Park turned pro in 1976 and became the WBC and The Ring Flyweight Champion with a decision win over Miguel Canto in 1979. He lost the titles to Shoji Oguma by KO in 1980.
| Preceded by Miguel Canto |
WBC Flyweight Champion The Ring Flyweight Champion 1979 Mar 18 – 1980 May 18 |
Succeeded by Shoji Oguma |
[edit] Honors
- Named The Ring magazine Progress of the Year fighter for 1979.
