Yul-Woo Lee (January 25, 1967 – December 10, 2009) was a South Korean former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1990. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) light-flyweight title in 1989 and the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title in 1990.
Professional career Lee turned pro in 1985 and captured the WBC light flyweight title with a TKO win over German Torres in 1989. He lost his belt in his first defense to Humberto González. He then moved up in weight and won a split decision over WBA flyweight title holder Jesus Kiki Rojas in 1990, but lost the belt in his first defense again to Leopard Tamakuma by TKO. He retired after the loss.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes22Loss19–3 Leopard TamakunaTKO10 (12), Jul 29, 1990 21Win19–2 Jesús RojasSD12Mar 10, 1990 20Win18–2 Kim Yong-KangPTS10Nov 25, 1989 19Loss17–2 Humberto GonzálezUD12Jun 25, 1989 18Win17–1Germán TorresTKO9 (12), Mar 19, 1989 17Win16–1 Roger de RamaKO4 (10), Jul 24, 1988 16Win15–1 Chae Hun-KookKO3 (10), Oct 9, 1988 15Loss14–1 Miguel MercedesUD10May 29, 1988 14Win14–0 Kim Dok-HyunKO7 (10), Mar 20, 1988 13Win13–0 Amado UrsuaKO5 (10), Dec 13, 1987 12Win12–0 Arnulfo MelencionKO4 (10)Nov 14, 1987 11Win11–0 Julio GudinoPTS10Jun 28, 1987 10Win10–0Romy NavarreteKO7 (10), Apr 19, 1987 9Win9–0 Han Sang-HyunPTS10Jan 18, 1987 8Win8–0 Choi Keun-SooPTS8Nov 1, 1986 7Win7–0 Kim Sung-Kyu PTS8Aug 30, 1986 6Win6–0 Kim Chan-YungKO2 (6)Jul 27, 1986 5Win5–0 Kim Jung-Hyun KO5 (6), Jun 28, 1986 4Win4–0 Park Jong-HwaKO2 (?)Dec 10, 1985 3Win3–0 Lee Sang-JunPTS4Dec 8, 1985 2Win2–0 Choi No-SungPTS4Dec 5, 1985 1Win1–0 Yang Dong-PilPTS4 Jul 13, 1985
See also
List of light-flyweight boxing champions List of flyweight boxing champions
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