Kim Chul-Ho (
Hangul: 김철호,
Hanja: 金喆鎬) (born March 3, 1961 in
Osan,
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
,
South Korea) is a former
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
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from
South Korea.
In 1981, Kim became the
WBC
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Super Flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
champion with a 9-round KO win over
Rafael Orono in
San Cristóbal,
Venezuela. He defended the belt five times, including a win over future multiple time world champion
Jiro Watanabe
is a Japanese former boxer. Watanabe, who fought only in Japan and South Korea, was one of the first World super flyweight champions, as the division was relatively new when he was crowned.
Biography
With a background in Shotokan Karate, he ...
, before losing it back to Rafael Orono in 1982.
External links
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1961 births
World super-flyweight boxing champions
Super-flyweight boxers
World Boxing Council champions
Living people
South Korean male boxers
People from Osan
Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province
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