Kim Sung-jun

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Sung-Jun (Korean: 김성준; Hanja: 金性俊; June 3, 1953 – February 3, 1989) was a boxer from South Korea.

Kim Sung-jun
Born	(1953-06-03)June 3, 1953 Busan, South Korea
Died	February 3, 1989(1989-02-03) (aged 35) Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light flyweight Flyweight
Height	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (159 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	48
Wins	28
Wins by KO	13
Losses	14
Draws	6

Professional career

In January, 1978, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title.

In September, 1978, Kim became the WBC light flyweight champion with a KO win over Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh.^[1] He defended the belt three times before losing it to Shigeo Nakajima in January, 1980.^[2]

In July, 1980, Kim unsuccessfully challenged Shoji Oguma for the WBC flyweight title, losing by a split decision.

Professional boxing record

48 fights	28 wins	14 losses
By knockout	13	0
By decision	15	14
Draws	6

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
48	Loss	28–14–6	Suk Chul Bae	UD	10 (10)	1982-07-11	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
47	Win	28–13–6	Kiyoshi Nagashima	KO	9 (10)	1981-12-06	Gwangju Gymnasium, Gwangju City, South Korea
46	Loss	27–13–6	Hong Soo Yang	PTS	10 (10)	1981-06-27	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
45	Loss	27–12–6	Hector Meléndez	PTS	10 (10)	1981-05-13	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
44	Loss	27–11–6	Rafael Orono	PTS	10 (10)	1981-04-06	Caracas, Venezuela
43	Loss	27–10–6	Miguel Canto	PTS	10 (10)	1981-02-22	Merida, Mexico
42	Win	27–9–6	Bemi Dayodan	KO	1 (10)	1981-01-11	Daegu, South Korea
41	Win	26–9–6	Arnel Arrozal	UD	10 (10)	1980-09-26	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
40	Loss	25–9–6	Shoji Oguma	SD	15 (15)	1980-07-28	Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan	For WBC flyweight title
39	Draw	25–8–6	Hong Soo Yang	TD	6 (10)	1980-06-20	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
38	Loss	25–8–5	Lee Seung-hoon	PTS	10 (10)	1980-05-09	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
37	Loss	25–7–5	Shigeo Nakajima	UD	15 (15)	1980-01-03	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Lost WBC light-flyweight title
36	Win	25–6–5	Hector Meléndez	UD	15 (15)	1979-10-21	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Retained WBC light-flyweight title
35	Win	24–6–5	Siony Carupo	SD	15 (15)	1979-07-28	Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Retained WBC light-flyweight title
34	Win	23–6–5	Jiro Takada	PTS	10 (10)	1979-06-03	Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
33	Draw	22–6–5	Hector Meléndez	SD	15 (15)	1979-03-31	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Retained WBC light-flyweight title
32	Win	22–6–4	Peter Siscon	KO	4 (10)	1979-02-24	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
31	Win	21–6–4	Ric Barimbad	PTS	10 (10)	1978-11-30	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
30	Win	20–6–4	Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh	KO	3 (15)	1978-09-30	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Won WBC light-flyweight title
29	Loss	19–6–4	Sang Il Jung	PTS	12 (12)	1978-07-09	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Lost OPBF light-flyweight title
28	Win	19–5–4	Eddie Carazal	KO	10 (10)	1978-06-15	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
27	Draw	18–5–4	Franco Torregoza	PTS	10 (10)	1978-05-06	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
26	Win	18–5–3	Kazunori Tenryu	KO	3 (12)	1978-03-25	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Retained OPBF light-flyweight title
25	Win	17–5–3	Sang Il Jung	PTS	12 (12)	1978-01-29	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Won OPBF light-flyweight title
24	Win	16–5–3	Kyung Ju Ha	KO	5 (10)	1977-12-28	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
23	Win	15–5–3	Demetrio Alferez	KO	7 (10)	1977-11-04	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
22	Win	14–5–3	Ryuji Iwamoto	PTS	10 (10)	1977-08-10	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
21	Draw	13–5–3	Yong Hyun Kim	PTS	10 (10)	1977-07-15	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Retained South Korean light-flyweight title
20	Loss	13–5–2	Kazunori Tenryu	PTS	10 (10)	1977-04-19	Japan
19	Win	13–4–2	Mak Dong Kim	PTS	10 (10)	1977-03-27	Daegu Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea	Retained South Korean light-flyweight title
18	Loss	12–4–2	Shoji Oguma	PTS	10 (10)	1977-02-15	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
17	Win	12–3–2	Little Park	PTS	10 (10)	1977-01-22	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Won vacant South Korean light-flyweight title
16	Win	11–3–2	Suriya Patumwadee	KO	5 (10)	1976-11-27	Cheongju Gymnasium, Cheongju, South Korea
15	Win	10–3–2	Ki Hyung Lee	TKO	4 (10)	1976-09-01	Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
14	Draw	9–3–2	Young Hwan Kim	PTS	8 (8)	1976-06-24	Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
13	Win	9–3–1	Little Park	PTS	10 (10)	1976-01-25	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Retained South Korean light-flyweight title
12	Win	8–3–1	Ki Hyung Lee	PTS	10 (10)	1975-11-23	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Retained South Korean light-flyweight title
11	Win	7–3–1	Myung An Moon	PTS	10 (10)	1975-08-31	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Won inaugural South Korean light-flyweight title
10	Win	6–3–1	Han Soo Lee	KO	3 (8)	1975-07-23	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
9	Loss	5–3–1	Little Park	PTS	10 (10)	1975-06-07	Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
8	Win	5–2–1	Chun Woo Lee	PTS	8 (8)	1975-04-19	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
7	Win	4–2–1	Yong Keun Lee	KO	2 (8)	1975-03-30	Daegu Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea
6	Win	3–2–1	Yung Woon Lee	PTS	4 (4)	1974-12-28	Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
5	Win	2–2–1	Shi Ho Kim	KO	5 (6)	1974-09-04	Daegu Gymnasium, Daegu, South Korea
4	Loss	1–2–1	Hak Soo Suh	PTS	4 (4)	1974-06-07	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
3	Win	1–1–1	Yung Woon Lee	PTS	4 (4)	1974-06-06	Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
2	Draw	0–1–1	In Soo Lim	PTS	4 (4)	1972-02-05	Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
1	Loss	0–1	In Soo Lim	PTS	4 (4)	1971-12-28	Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea

Later life & death

After retiring, Kim experienced dementia pugilistica and financial difficulties, and on February 3, 1989, he committed suicide by leaping off a building in Seoul, South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Korean boxers
• List of world light-flyweight boxing champions