Kim Kwang-sun (born June 8, 1964) is a retired

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n boxer.

Amateur career

Kim won the gold medal in the Men's

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(51 kg) category at the

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. He was a two-time

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champion as well.

Results

Pro career

Kim turned pro in 1990 and after only five fights took on Humberto González in 1992 for the WBC

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title. Although he was leading in the fight, he lost in a 12th-round TKO. In 1993 he took on

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for the WBC and

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title but was TKO'd in the 7th round. He retired after the bout with a record of 6-2-0. American television commentators said they thought Kim was winning the Carbajal bout.

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