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Park Chan-hee

{{Short description|South Korean boxer (born 1957)}}

{{about|a boxer|the basketball player|Park Chan-hee (basketball)}}

{{family name hatnote|Park||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox boxer

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

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|caption=Park (center) at the 1974 Asian Games

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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1957|03|23|df=y}}

|birth_place=Busan, First Republic of Korea
{{small|(nowadays South Korea)}}

|nationality=South Korean

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|height=5 ft 3+1/2 in

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|style=Orthodox

|total=23

|wins=17

|KO=6

|losses=4

|draws=2

|no contests=

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{{MedalSport|Men's Boxing}}

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{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|1974 Tehran|Light Flyweight}}

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Park Chan-hee ({{Korean|hangul=박찬희|hanja=朴贊希|mr=Pak Ch'anhŭi|rr=Bak Chanhui}}; 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

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

Park turned professional in 1976 and became the WBC and lineal flyweight champion with a decision win over Miguel Canto in 1979.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/19/archives/sports-briefs-clerks-at-aqueduct-await-new-proposal.html|title=Sports Briefs|work=The New York Times|date=19 March 1979 |access-date=2023-12-30}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/02/03/Shoji-Oguma-of-Japan-successfully-defended-his-World-Boxing/7055350024400/|title=Shoji Oguma of Japan successfully defended his World Boxing...|publisher=United Press International|access-date=2023-12-30}}

Professional boxing record

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|ko-losses=2

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|dec-losses=2

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{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

23

|{{no2}}Loss

|17–4–2

|align=left|Wick Tengam

|TKO

|4 (10)

|Dec 12, 1982

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

22

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–3–2

|align=left|Rocky Pineda

|PTS

|4

|Oct 17, 1982

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

21

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–3–2

|align=left|Katsuyuki Ohashi

|PTS

|10

|Aug 15, 1982

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

20

|{{no2}}Loss

|15–3–2

|align=left|Shoji Oguma

|MD

|15

|Feb 3, 1981

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|align=left|{{small|For WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

19

|{{no2}}Loss

|15–2–2

|align=left|Shoji Oguma

|SD

|15

|Oct 18, 1980

|align=left|{{small|Miyagi Prefectural Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan}}

|align=left|{{small|For WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

18

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–1–2

|align=left|Ver Libradilla

|TD

|6 (10)

|Jul 26, 1980

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

17

|{{no2}}Loss

|14–1–2

|align=left|Shoji Oguma

|KO

|9 (15)

|May 18, 1980

|align=left|{{small|Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

16

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–0–2

|align=left|Alberto Morales

|UD

|15

|Apr 13, 1980

|align=left|{{small|Daegu Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

15

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–0–2

|align=left|Arnel Arrozal

|UD

|15

|Feb 10, 1980

|align=left|{{small|Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

14

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0–2

|align=left|Guty Espadas

|KO

|2 (15)

|Dec 16, 1979

|align=left|{{small|Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

13

|{{draw}}Draw

|11–0–2

|align=left|Miguel Canto

|PTS

|15

|Sep 9, 1979

|align=left|{{small|Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

12

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0–1

|align=left|Chikara Igarashi

|UD

|15

|May 20, 1979

|align=left|{{small|Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

11

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0–1

|align=left|Miguel Canto

|UD

|15

|Mar 18, 1979

|align=left|{{small|Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea}}

|align=left|{{small|Won WBC and The Ring flyweight titles}}

10

|{{draw}}Draw

|9–0–1

|align=left|Siony Carupo

|PTS

|10

|Feb 18, 1979

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

9

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0

|align=left|Rolly Ramos

|PTS

|10

|Oct 21, 1978

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

8

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|align=left|Torayuki Nanasha

|KO

|6 (10)

|Sep 8, 1978

|align=left|{{small|Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea}}

|align=left|

7

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|align=left|Mikio Uchida

|KO

|3 (10)

|Aug 12, 1978

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

6

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|align=left|Puma Koya

|KO

|2 (10)

|Apr 16, 1978

|align=left|{{small|Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea}}

|align=left|

5

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|align=left|George Pedroso

|PTS

|10

|Feb 18, 1978

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

4

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|align=left|Pedro Solo

|PTS

|10

|Nov 26, 1977

|align=left|{{small|Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea}}

|align=left|

3

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|Sang Il Jung

|PTS

|10

|Oct 1, 1977

|align=left|{{small|Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea}}

|align=left|

2

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|Yukimitsu Kondo

|KO

|3 (10)

|Sep 10, 1977

|align=left|{{small|Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea}}

|align=left|

1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|Chuji Muto

|KO

|1 (8)

|Jul 9, 1977

|align=left|{{small|Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea}}

|align=left|

See also

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Boxrec|id=10055}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/chanhee.htm Park Chan-hee – CBZ Profile]

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{{s-text|style=background:#C1D8FF; font-weight: bold;|text=World boxing titles}}

{{s-bef|rows=2|before=Miguel Canto}}

{{s-ttl|title=WBC flyweight champion

|years=18 March 1979 – 18 May 1980}}

{{s-aft|rows=2|after=Shoji Oguma|}}

{{s-ttl|title=The Ring flyweight champion

|years=18 March 1979 – 18 May 1980}}

{{s-ach|aw}}

{{s-before|before=Leon Spinks}}

{{s-ttl|title=The Ring Progress of the Year

|years=1979}}

{{s-after|after=No award given from 1980 - 1982}}

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{{Asian Games Champions Boxing Light Flyweight}}

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Category:1957 births

Category:Living people

Category:South Korean male boxers

Category:Martial artists from Daegu

Category:Light-flyweight boxers

Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea

Category:Asian Games boxers for South Korea

Category:Boxers at the 1974 Asian Games

Category:Asian Games medalists in boxing

Category:Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games

Category:Olympic boxers for South Korea

Category:Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Category:World flyweight boxing champions

Category:World Boxing Council champions

Category:The Ring (magazine) champions

Category:20th-century South Korean sportsmen