Lü Bin (; born 18 October 1994) is a Chinese professional boxer who challenged for the WBA light-flyweight title in 2018. As an

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he won a bronze medal at 2013 Asian Amateur Championships in the light-flyweight division and represented China at the

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, reaching the round of 16.

Amateur career

Highlights

*Gold Medal (Light flyweight) at the

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*Bronze Medal (Light flyweight) at the

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*Represented China at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as a

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. Results were: **Lost to

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(Kenya) 1-2

Professional career

Bin turned professional in 2017 and won by knockout on his debut before challenging Venezuelan boxer

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for the WBA light flyweight (Regular) title in his second professional fight. Had Bin been won he would've beaten the record set by

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and Vasyl Lomachenko by 1 fight by becoming world champion in his second fight.

Professional boxing record

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lu, Bin 1994 births Living people Chinese male boxers Light-flyweight boxers Olympic boxers for China Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for China Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games People from Yongkang, Zhejiang Sportspeople from Zhejiang 21st-century Chinese people