Kim Hwan-jin (born June 22, 1955, in South Korea) is a South Korean former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1983. He won the World Boxing Association light flyweight title in 1981.
Professional career
Kim turned professional in 1977 and compiled a record of 18-0-2 before facing and defeating Mexican boxer Pedro Flores, to win the WBA Light flyweight title. He would defend the title against former flyweight champion Alfonso López in his next fight He would lose go on to lose the title to Japanese contender Katsuo Tokashiki, he retired shortly after the fight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26LossKatsuo TokashikiUD15 (15)1983-01-0925Win22–1–2Alfredo GuanzonPTS10 (10)1982-11-0724Win21–1–2Yong Hyun KimTD7 (10)1982-07-2423Loss20–1–2Katsuo TokashikiUD15 (15)1981-12-1622Win20–0–2Alfonso LópezMD15 (15)1981-10-1121Win19–0–2Pedro FloresTKO13 (15)1981-07-1920Win18–0–2Oscar BolivarPTS10 (10)1981-05-1719Win17–0–2Ben DayodanKO2 (10)1981-01-1118Win16–0–2Teo MontejoPTS10 (10)1980-08-3017Win15–0–2Mannaseh BasePTS10 (10)1980-07-1916Win14–0–2Baldai EdwardKO6 (10)1980-06-0115Win13–0–2Mannaseh BasePTS10 (10)1980-04-1214Win12–0–2Grumman UedaKO6 (10)1980-03-0213Win11–0–2Mario GaticaPTS10 (10)1979-11-2412Win10–0–2Ben AldeguerKO10 (10)1979-09-2011Win9–0–2Peter SisconPTS10 (10)1979-03-2510Draw8–0–2Chi Bok KimPTS10 (10)1979-02-049Win8–0–1Tito AbellaPTS10 (10)1978-11-308Win7–0–1Shigeo NakajimaPTS10 (10)1978-08-297Win6–0–1Jin Tak KimKO7 (8)1978-01-296Win5–0–1Kyung Sun KimKO6 (8)1977-11-265Win4–0–1Seung Hoon LeePTS6 (6)1977-11-064Win3–0–1Suk Dong KimPTS8 (8)1977-10-013Win2–0–1Chung Woon MoonKO5 (6)1977-09-102Draw1–0–1Jong Keun KimPTS4 (4)1977-07-091Win1–0Jin Sun LimPTS4 (4)1977-06-17
See also List of Korean boxers List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
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