Yuh Hwan-kil (; September 23, 1962 – April 21, 2009) was a South Korean former professional boxer who has held the inaugural

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title between April 1984 to February 1985.

Professional career

On December 6, 1981, he won the vacant OPBF

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title and defended it three times. On April 22, 1984, Yuh won the inaugural

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

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Professional boxing record

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* 1962 births 2009 deaths Super-featherweight boxers International Boxing Federation champions South Korean male boxers People from Namhae County {{Korea-boxing-bio-stub