Yuh Hwan-kil explained

Yuh Hwan-kil
Realname:Yuh Hwan-kil
Weight:
Nationality:South Korean
Birth Date:September 23, 1962
Birth Place:Namhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Death Place:Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Style:Southpaw
Total:31
Wins:26
Ko:11
Losses:2
Draws:3

Yuh Hwan-kil (; 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.

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

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ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
31Win26–2–3Moon Tae-JinPTS10Nov 17, 1985
30Loss25–2–3Lester EllisSD15Feb 15, 1985
29Win25–1–3Sak GalaxyKO6 (15)Sep 16, 1984
28Win24–1–3Rod SequenanSD15Apr 22, 1984
27Win23–1–3Eddy CameroUD10Jan 29, 1984
26Win22–1–3Ray TayabanKO7 Jul 24, 1983
25Win21–1–3Nugprachen KiatkumchaiKO6 Jan 30, 1983
24Win20–1–3Hideyuki ShikanoPTS10Dec 19, 1982
23Win19–1–3Davino InocianPTS12Aug 29, 1982
22Win18–1–3Hwang Jung-HanPTS12Jun 13, 1982
21Win17–1–3Suvan MuagsurinPTS12Apr 11, 1982
20Win16–1–3Santi DonjadeeDQ5Jan 17, 1982
19Win15–1–3Hwang Jung-HanPTS12Dec 6, 1981
18Win14–1–3Kolnyth PunyuthPTS10Aug 9, 1981
17Win13–1–3Koichi MatsushimaKO7 (10)Jun 7, 1981
16Win12–1–3Deo RabagoKO2 Apr 26, 1981
15Win11–1–3Nugprachen KiatkumchaiPTS10Feb 15, 1981
14Loss10–1–3Ahn HyunPTS10Dec 19, 1980
13Draw10–0–3Lee Yung-PilPTS5 (10)Nov 15, 1980
12Win10–0–2Yun Suk-JongPTS10Sep 13, 1980
11Win9–0–2Rasool ShakoorPTS8Jul 10, 1980
10Draw8–0–2Kim HyunPTS8Mar 24, 1980
9Win8–0–1Chung Moon-PyungPTS8Feb 3, 1980
8Win7–0–1Choi Wan-cholKO4Nov 8, 1979
7Draw6–0–1Kim Yong-HwanPTS8Sep 9, 1979
6Win6–0Chang Jung-SukKO4 Aug 14, 1979
5Win5–0Lee Sung-MukKO2 Jun 29, 1979
4Win4–0Kim Bok-SuPTS4May 20, 1979
3Win3–0Kim Hung-SukKO2Apr 29, 1979
2Win2–0Lee Byung-UpKO1 Apr 21, 1979
1Win1–0Cho Yung-BokPTS4Mar 18, 1979