Yuh Hwan-kil

Yuh Hwan-kil (Korean: 류환길; Hanja: 柳煥吉; September 23, 1962 – April 21, 2009) was a boxer from South Korea.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yuh.
Yuh Hwan-kil
Statistics
Real nameYuh Hwan-kil
Weight(s)Super Featherweight
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
NationalitySouth Korean
Born(1962-09-23)September 23, 1962
Namhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
DiedApril 21, 2009(2009-04-21) (aged 46)
Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins26
Wins by KO11
Losses2
Draws3
No contests0

In December 1981, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight title.

In 1984, Yuh became the inaugural IBF Super Featherweight champion with a split decision win over Rod Sequenan. He defended the belt once before losing it to Lester Ellis of Australia in 1985.

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
Professional record summary
31 fights 26 wins 2 losses
By knockout 11 0
By decision 14 2
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
31 Win 26–2–3 Tae Jin Moon PTS 10 Nov 17, 1985 Pohang City, South Korea
30 Loss 25–2–3 Lester Ellis SD 15 Feb 15, 1985 Melbourne, Australia Lost IBF super featherweight title
29 Win 25–1–3 Sak Galaxy KO 6 (15) Sep 16, 1984 Pohang City, South Korea Retained IBF super featherweight title
28 Win 24–1–3 Rod Sequenan SD 15 April 22, 1984 Seoul, South Korea Won Inaugural IBF super featherweight title
27 Win 23–1–3 Eddy Camero UD 10 Jan 29, 1984 Seoul, South Korea
26 Win 22–1–3 Ray Tayaban KO 7 (?) July 24, 1983 Seoul, South Korea
25 Win 21–1–3 Nugprachen Kiatkumchai KO 6 (?) Jan 30, 1983 Seoul, South Korea
24 Win 20–1–3 Hideyuki Shikano PTS 10 Dec 19, 1982 Seoul, South Korea
23 Win 19–1–3 Davino Inocian PTS 12 Aug 29, 1982 Seoul, South Korea Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title
22 Win 18–1–3 Jung-Han Hwang PTS 12 June 13, 1982 Seoul, South Korea Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title
21 Win 17–1–3 Suvan Muagsurin PTS 12 April 11, 1982 Seoul, South Korea Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title
20 Win 16–1–3 Santi Donjadee DQ 5 (?) Jan 17, 1982 Seoul, South Korea
19 Win 15–1–3 Jung-Han Hwang PTS 12 Dec 06, 1981 Seoul, South Korea Won vacant OPBF featherweight title
18 Win 14–1–3 Kolnyth Punyuth PTS 10 Aug 09, 1981 Seoul, South Korea
17 Win 13–1–3 Koichi Matsushima KO 7 (10) June 07, 1981 Seoul, South Korea
16 Win 12–1–3 Deo Rabago KO 2 (?) April 26, 1981 Seoul, South Korea
15 Win 11–1–3 Nugprachen Kiatkumchai PTS 10 Feb 15, 1981 Seoul, South Korea
14 Loss 10–1–3 Hyun Ahn PTS 10 Dec 19, 1980 Seoul, South Korea
13 Draw 10–0–3 Yung-Pil Lee PTS 5 (10) Nov 15, 1980 Seoul, South Korea
12 Win 10–0–2 Suk-Jong Yun PTS 10 Sep 13, 1980 Seoul, South Korea
11 Win 9–0–2 Rasool Shakoor PTS 8 July 10, 1980 Seoul, South Korea
10 Draw 8–0–2 Hyun Kim PTS 8 March 24, 1980 Sands Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
9 Win 8–0–1 Moon-Pyung Chung PTS 8 Feb 03, 1980 Seoul, South Korea
8 Win 7–0–1 Wongchoi Choi KO 4 (?) Nov 08, 1979 Seoul, South Korea
7 Draw 6–0–1 Yong Hwan Kim PTS 8 Sep 09, 1979 Seoul, South Korea
6 Win 6–0 Jung-Suk Chang KO 4(?) Aug 14, 1979 Seoul, South Korea
5 Win 5–0 Sung-Muk Lee KO 2 (?) June 29, 1979 Seoul, South Korea
4 Win 4–0 Bok-Su Kim PTS 4 May 20, 1979 Seoul, South Korea
3 Win 3–0 Hung-Suk Kim KO 2 (?) April 29, 1979 Seoul, South Korea
2 Win 2–0 Byung-Up Lee KO 1 (?) Apr 21, 1979 Seoul, South Korea
1 Win 1–0 Yung-Bok Cho PTS 4 March 18, 1979 Busan, South Korea
Preceded by
Inaugural champion		 IBF Super Featherweight Champion
April 22, 1984–February 15, 1985		 Succeeded by
Lester Ellis


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