Yuh Hwan-kil (Korean: 류환길; Hanja: 柳煥吉; September 23, 1962 – April 21, 2009) was a South Korean former professional boxer who has held the inaugural IBFjunior-lightweight title between April 1984 to February 1985.
On December 6, 1981, he won the vacant OPBFfeatherweight title and defended it three times.
On April 22, 1984, Yuh won the inaugural IBFjunior-lightweight champion with a split decision win over Rod Sequenan. He defended the belt once before losing it to Lester Ellis in 1985.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Yuh Hwan kil news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message In this Korean name the family name is Yuh Yuh Hwan kil Korean 류환길 Hanja 柳煥吉 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 Yuh Hwan kilBornYuh Hwan kil 1962 09 23 September 23 1962Namhae Gyeongsangnam do South KoreaDiedApril 21 2009 2009 04 21 aged 46 Goyang Gyeonggi do South KoreaNationalitySouth KoreanStatisticsWeight s Featherweight Junior lightweightHeight5 ft 6 in 1 68 m StanceSouthpawBoxing recordTotal fights31Wins26Wins by KO11Losses2Draws3 Contents 1 Professional career 2 Death 3 Professional boxing record 4 External linksProfessional career editOn 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 editOn 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 edit31 fights 26 wins 2 losses By knockout 11 0 By decision 14 2 By disqualification 1 0 Draws 3 No Result Record Opponent Type Round time Date Location Notes 31 Win 26 2 3 Moon Tae Jin PTS 10 Nov 17 1985 Pohang City South Korea 30 Loss 25 2 3 Lester Ellis SD 15 Feb 15 1985 Melbourne Australia Lost IBF junior lightweight title 29 Win 25 1 3 Sak Galaxy KO 6 15 Sep 16 1984 Pohang City South Korea Retained IBF junior lightweight title 28 Win 24 1 3 Rod Sequenan SD 15 Apr 22 1984 Seoul South Korea Won inaugural IBF junior lightweight title 27 Win 23 1 3 Eddy Camero UD 10 Jan 29 1984 Seoul South Korea 26 Win 22 1 3 Ray Tayaban KO 7 Jul 24 1983 Seoul South Korea 25 Win 21 1 3 Nugprachen Kiatkumchai KO 6 Jan 30 1983 Seoul South Korea 24 Win 20 1 3 Hideyuki Shikano PTS 10 Dec 19 1982 Seoul South Korea 23 Win 19 1 3 Davino Inocian PTS 12 Aug 29 1982 Seoul South Korea Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title 22 Win 18 1 3 Hwang Jung Han PTS 12 Jun 13 1982 Seoul South Korea Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title 21 Win 17 1 3 Suvan Muagsurin PTS 12 Apr 11 1982 Seoul South Korea Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title 20 Win 16 1 3 Santi Donjadee DQ 5 Jan 17 1982 Seoul South Korea 19 Win 15 1 3 Hwang Jung Han PTS 12 Dec 6 1981 Seoul South Korea Won vacant OPBF featherweight title 18 Win 14 1 3 Kolnyth Punyuth PTS 10 Aug 9 1981 Seoul South Korea 17 Win 13 1 3 Koichi Matsushima KO 7 10 Jun 7 1981 Seoul South Korea 16 Win 12 1 3 Deo Rabago KO 2 Apr 26 1981 Seoul South Korea 15 Win 11 1 3 Nugprachen Kiatkumchai PTS 10 Feb 15 1981 Seoul South Korea 14 Loss 10 1 3 Ahn Hyun PTS 10 Dec 19 1980 Seoul South Korea 13 Draw 10 0 3 Lee Yung Pil PTS 5 10 Nov 15 1980 Seoul South Korea 12 Win 10 0 2 Yun Suk Jong PTS 10 Sep 13 1980 Seoul South Korea 11 Win 9 0 2 Rasool Shakoor PTS 8 Jul 10 1980 Seoul South Korea 10 Draw 8 0 2 Kim Hyun PTS 8 Mar 24 1980 Sands Event Center Bethlehem Pennsylvania U S 9 Win 8 0 1 Chung Moon Pyung PTS 8 Feb 3 1980 Seoul South Korea 8 Win 7 0 1 Choi Wan chol KO 4 Nov 8 1979 Seoul South Korea 7 Draw 6 0 1 Kim Yong Hwan PTS 8 Sep 9 1979 Seoul South Korea 6 Win 6 0 Chang Jung Suk KO 4 Aug 14 1979 Seoul South Korea 5 Win 5 0 Lee Sung Muk KO 2 Jun 29 1979 Seoul South Korea 4 Win 4 0 Kim Bok Su PTS 4 May 20 1979 Seoul South Korea 3 Win 3 0 Kim Hung Suk KO 2 Apr 29 1979 Seoul South Korea 2 Win 2 0 Lee Byung Up KO 1 Apr 21 1979 Seoul South Korea 1 Win 1 0 Cho Yung Bok PTS 4 Mar 18 1979 Busan South KoreaExternal links editBoxing record for Yuh Hwan kil from BoxRec registration required Preceded byInaugural champion IBF Super Featherweight ChampionApril 22 1984 February 15 1985 Succeeded byLester Ellis nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a South Korean boxing figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yuh Hwan kil amp oldid 1222065293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
