Yuh Hwan-kil (; September 23, 1962 – April 21, 2009) was a South Korean former professional boxer who has held the inaugural IBF junior-lightweight title between April 1984 to February 1985.
Professional career On December 6, 1981, he won the vacant OPBF featherweight title and defended it three times.
On April 22, 1984, Yuh won the inaugural IBF junior-lightweight champion with a split decision win over Rod Sequenan. He defended the belt once before losing it to Lester Ellis in 1985.
Death On April 21, 2009, he died after 3 years of being in a vegetative state. He had been injured in a hit and run accident.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes31Win26–2–3Moon Tae-JinPTS10Nov 17, 198530Loss25–2–3Lester EllisSD15Feb 15, 198529Win25–1–3Sak GalaxyKO6 (15)Sep 16, 198428Win24–1–3Rod SequenanSD15Apr 22, 198427Win23–1–3Eddy CameroUD10Jan 29, 198426Win22–1–3Ray TayabanKO7 Jul 24, 198325Win21–1–3Nugprachen KiatkumchaiKO6 Jan 30, 198324Win20–1–3Hideyuki ShikanoPTS10Dec 19, 198223Win19–1–3Davino InocianPTS12Aug 29, 198222Win18–1–3Hwang Jung-HanPTS12Jun 13, 198221Win17–1–3Suvan MuagsurinPTS12Apr 11, 198220Win16–1–3Santi DonjadeeDQ5Jan 17, 198219Win15–1–3Hwang Jung-HanPTS12Dec 6, 198118Win14–1–3Kolnyth PunyuthPTS10Aug 9, 198117Win13–1–3Koichi MatsushimaKO7 (10)Jun 7, 198116Win12–1–3Deo RabagoKO2 Apr 26, 198115Win11–1–3Nugprachen KiatkumchaiPTS10Feb 15, 198114Loss10–1–3Ahn HyunPTS10Dec 19, 198013Draw10–0–3Lee Yung-PilPTS5 (10)Nov 15, 198012Win10–0–2Yun Suk-JongPTS10Sep 13, 198011Win9–0–2Rasool ShakoorPTS8Jul 10, 198010Draw8–0–2Kim HyunPTS8Mar 24, 19809Win8–0–1Chung Moon-PyungPTS8Feb 3, 19808Win7–0–1Choi Wan-cholKO4Nov 8, 19797Draw6–0–1Kim Yong-HwanPTS8Sep 9, 19796Win6–0Chang Jung-SukKO4 Aug 14, 19795Win5–0Lee Sung-MukKO2 Jun 29, 19794Win4–0Kim Bok-SuPTS4May 20, 19793Win3–0Kim Hung-SukKO2Apr 29, 1979 2Win2–0Lee Byung-UpKO1 Apr 21, 19791Win1–0Cho Yung-BokPTS4Mar 18, 1979
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