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Park Chan-Hee

朴賛希　/　ぱく・ちゃに

Boxer from South Korea

March 23, 1957 (age 69)　・　Busan, South Korea

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My Take

Park Chan-hee is a genuine hero of Korean boxing, and I have nothing but respect for him. He earned an Asian Games gold as an amateur and placed fifth at the 1976 Olympics before turning pro and capturing the WBC and lineal flyweight titles. The Ring even named him 1979 Progress of the Year. The flyweight division demands speed, technique, and sheer nerve all at once, and reaching the top there is no small feat. Champions like him, understated but iron-willed, are exactly the figures I think deserve to be remembered and retold to younger generations who never saw him fight.

Overview

Park Chan-hee (Korean: 박찬희; born 23 March 1957) is a retired South Korean boxer. As a professional he held the WBC and lineal titles in the flyweight division. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1974 Asian Games and placed fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Park Chan-Hee
Name (Japanese): 朴賛希
Reading: ぱく・ちゃに
Born: March 23, 1957 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rooster
Origin: Busan, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

WBC World Flyweight Champion
The Ring World Flyweight Champion
1979 The Ring magazine Progress of the Year

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%B4%E8%B3%9B%E5%B8%8C

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