Yuh Hwan-kil


Yuh Hwan-kil 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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
31Win26–2–3Moon Tae-JinPTS10Nov 17, 1985Pohang City, South Korea
30Loss25–2–3Lester EllisSD15Feb 15, 1985Melbourne, AustraliaLost IBF junior-lightweight title
29Win25–1–3Sak GalaxyKO6 Sep 16, 1984Pohang City, South KoreaRetained IBF junior-lightweight title
28Win24–1–3Rod SequenanSD15Apr 22, 1984Seoul, South KoreaWon inaugural IBF junior-lightweight title
27Win23–1–3Eddy CameroUD10Jan 29, 1984Seoul, South Korea
26Win22–1–3Ray TayabanKO7Jul 24, 1983Seoul, South Korea
25Win21–1–3Nugprachen KiatkumchaiKO6Jan 30, 1983Seoul, South Korea
24Win20–1–3Hideyuki ShikanoPTS10Dec 19, 1982Seoul, South Korea
23Win19–1–3Davino InocianPTS12Aug 29, 1982Seoul, South KoreaRetained vacant OPBF featherweight title
22Win18–1–3Hwang Jung-HanPTS12Jun 13, 1982Seoul, South KoreaRetained vacant OPBF featherweight title
21Win17–1–3Suvan MuagsurinPTS12Apr 11, 1982Seoul, South KoreaRetained vacant OPBF featherweight title
20Win16–1–3Santi DonjadeeDQ5Jan 17, 1982Seoul, South Korea
19Win15–1–3Hwang Jung-HanPTS12Dec 6, 1981Seoul, South KoreaWon vacant OPBF featherweight title
18Win14–1–3Kolnyth PunyuthPTS10Aug 9, 1981Seoul, South Korea
17Win13–1–3Koichi MatsushimaKO7 Jun 7, 1981Seoul, South Korea
16Win12–1–3Deo RabagoKO2Apr 26, 1981Seoul, South Korea
15Win11–1–3Nugprachen KiatkumchaiPTS10Feb 15, 1981Seoul, South Korea
14Loss10–1–3Ahn HyunPTS10Dec 19, 1980Seoul, South Korea
13Draw10–0–3Lee Yung-PilPTS5 Nov 15, 1980Seoul, South Korea
12Win10–0–2Yun Suk-JongPTS10Sep 13, 1980Seoul, South Korea
11Win9–0–2Rasool ShakoorPTS8Jul 10, 1980Seoul, South Korea
10Draw8–0–2Kim HyunPTS8Mar 24, 1980Sands Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
9Win8–0–1Chung Moon-PyungPTS8Feb 3, 1980Seoul, South Korea
8Win7–0–1Choi Wan-cholKO4Nov 8, 1979Seoul, South Korea
7Draw6–0–1Kim Yong-HwanPTS8Sep 9, 1979Seoul, South Korea
6Win6–0Chang Jung-SukKO4Aug 14, 1979Seoul, South Korea
5Win5–0Lee Sung-MukKO2Jun 29, 1979Seoul, South Korea
4Win4–0Kim Bok-SuPTS4May 20, 1979Seoul, South Korea
3Win3–0Kim Hung-SukKO2Apr 29, 1979Seoul, South Korea
2Win2–0Lee Byung-UpKO1Apr 21, 1979Seoul, South Korea
1Win1–0Cho Yung-BokPTS4Mar 18, 1979Busan, South Korea