Park Chan-hee

Park Chan-hee
Hangul	박찬희
Hanja	朴贊希
Revised Romanization	Bak Chanhui
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Ch'anhŭi

Park Chan-hee
Park Chan-hee
	Park (center) at the 1974 Asian Games
Born	Park Chan-hee; 23 March 1957 (age 67); Pusan, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	17
Wins by KO	6
Losses	4
Draws	2
Representing South Korea
Asian Games

Template:Korean name

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.

References

^ "Park Chan-hee". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
^ "Park Chan-hee – Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

External links

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

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