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Yong-Kang Kim

BORN   January 3 1965; Hwasung City, South Korea
WEIGHT 111 1/4-116 3/4 lbs

Kim was a capable fighter who could hit well; During his career, he won the WBC Flyweight Championship of the World, the WBA Flyweight Championship of the World, the OPBF Flyweight Championship and the Light Flyweight Championship of Korea

He defeated such men as Sot Chitalada, Jonathan Penalosa, Leo Gamez, Elvis Alvarez, Yul-Woo Lee, Yukito "Leopard" Tamakuma, Emil Romano Matsushima, Putt Ohyuthanakorn and Jorge Cano

 
1985
Apr  6 Byung Shik Bae            Taegu, South Korea                  KO  4
Jun  1 Jun Woon Kang             Inchon, South Korea                  W  4
Jul 29 Young-Suk Ahn             Seoul, South Korea                  KO  4
Aug 17 Hyung Man Lee             Bucheon, South Korea                 W  4
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Oct 20 No Hyun Hwang             Nonsan, South Korea                 KO  2
Nov 23 Kyu Yun Chung             Inchon, South Korea                  W  6

1986
Apr 12 Sung Kyu Kim              Youngchun, South Korea               W  8
Jun 28 Soo Young Lee             Gunsan, South Korea                 KO  2
Jul 26 Eul Chol Chung            Osan, South Korea                    W  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Oct 17 Han-Bong Kang             Suwon City, South Korea             KO  7

1987
Jan 17 Ha-Shik Lim               Hongcheon, South Korea               W 10
          -Light Flyweight Championship of South Korea
Mar  8 Sung Kyu Kim              Seoul, South Korea                   W 10
May 30 William Belan             Osan, South Korea                   KO  1
Jul 12 Jorge Cano                Bucheon, South Korea                 W 10
Dec 11 Putt Ohyuthanakorn        Kwanju, South Korea                 KO 10
          -OPBF Light Flyweight Championship

1988
Feb 20 Sonny Vidal               Kimpo, South Korea                   W 12
          -OPBF Light Flyweight Championship
Jul 24 Sot Chitalada             Pohang City, South Korea             W 12
          -WBC Flyweight Championship of the World
Nov 12 Emil Romano Matsushima    Chongju, South Korea                 W 12
          -WBC Flyweight Championship of the World

1989
Mar  5 Yukito "Leopard" Tamakuma Aomori City, Japan                   W 12
          -WBC Flyweight Championship of the World
Jun  3 Sot Chitalada             Trang, Thailand                      L 12
          -WBC Flyweight Championship of the World
Nov 25 Yul-Woo Lee               Pusan, South Korea                   L 10


1990
Mar 18 Champ Kiatpetch           Seoul, South Korea                  KO  2
Jul  7 Mario Parcon              Chuncheon, South Korea              KO  6
          -Some sources report 7/10/90
Sep 29 Khaosai Galaxy            Suphan Buri, Thailand               LK  6
          -WBA Super Flyweight Championship of the World

1991
Jan 26 Rey Cogonon               Uijeongbu, South Korea              TK  5
          -Some sources report "Seoul, South Korea"
Jun  1 Elvis Alvarez             Seoul, South Korea                   W 12
          -WBA Flyweight Championship of the World
Oct  5 Leo Gamez                 Inchon, South Korea                  W 12
          -WBA Flyweight Championship of the World

1992
Mar 24 Jonathan Penalosa         Inchon, South Korea                 KO  6
          -WBA Flyweight Championship of the World
Sep 26 Aquiles Guzman            Pohang City, South Korea             L 12
          -WBA Flyweight Championship of the World

1994
Sep 24 Saen Sor Ploenchit        Kanchanaburi, Thailand               L 12
          -WBA Flyweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report 9/25/94

1995
Mar 25 Leo Ramirez               Jungup, South Korea                  W 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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