Lü Bin (; born 18 October 1994) is a Chinese

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

who challenged for the WBA light-flyweight title in 2018. As an

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he won a bronze medal at the 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 2012 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in

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*Bronze Medal (Light flyweight) at the 2013 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in

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*Represented China at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as a Light flyweight. Results were: **Lost to Peter Mungai Warui (Kenya) 1-2

Professional career

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

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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 boxers for China Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games People from Yongkang, Zhejiang Martial artists from Zhejiang 21st-century Chinese sportsmen