Kim Sang-hyun (; born January 18, 1955, in

Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...

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) is a former boxer from

Career

Kim won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation light welterweight title in 1978 and became the WBC light welterweight champion with a technical KO win over

Saensak Muangsurin Boonsong Mansri (; 13 August 1950 – 16 April 2009), known professionally as Saensak Muangsurin (), was a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and professional boxing, boxer. He was a Lumpinee Stadium#Super Lightweight Championship, Lumpinee Stad ...

, who set a world record by winning the world title in only his 3rd professional fight. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Saoul Mamby in 1980. In 1981, Kim defeated Thomas Americo to regain the OPBF regional belt. In 1983, Kim unsuccessfully challenged Aaron Pryor for the WBA light welterweight title, losing by TKO at 0:37 of round 3. He retired after the bout.

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