Kim Sang-hyun (boxer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Sang-hyun (Korean: 김상현; Hanja: 金相賢; born January 18, 1955, in Busan, South Korea) is a former boxer from South Korea.

Kim Sang-hyun
Born	(1955-01-18) January 18, 1955 (age 70) Busan, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	49
Wins	42
Wins by KO	25
Losses	4
Draws	3
No contests	0

Kim Sang-hyun
Hangul	김상현
Hanja	金相賢
Revised Romanization	Gim Sanghyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sanghyŏn

Career

Kim won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation light welterweight title in 1978 and became the WBC light welterweight champion with a technical KO win over Saensak Muangsurin, who set a world record by winning the world title in only his 3rd professional fight. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Saoul Mamby in 1980. In 1981, Kim defeated Thomas Americo to regain the OPBF regional belt. In 1983, Kim unsuccessfully challenged Aaron Pryor for the WBA light welterweight title, losing by TKO at 0:37 of round 3. He retired after the bout.

External links

• Boxing record for Kim Sang-hyun from BoxRec (registration required)

Preceded by Saensak Muangsurin

WBC Light Welterweight Champion 30 December 1978 – 23 February 1980

Succeeded by Saoul Mamby