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Jun 03, 1953 Busan, South Korea Died on 03 Feb 1989 (aged 35)
South Korean boxer
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About Kim Sung Jun
- Kim Sung-Jun (Hangul: ???, Hanja: ???) (June 3, 1953 – February 3, 1989) was a boxer from South Korea. In January, 1978, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title. In September, 1978, Kim became the WBC light flyweight champion with a KO win over Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh.
- He defended the belt three times before losing it to Shigeo Nakajima in January, 1980. In July, 1980, Kim unsuccessfully challenged Shoji Oguma for the WBC flyweight title, losing by a split decision. After retiring, Kim experienced dementia pugilistica and financial difficulties, and on February 3, 1989, he committed suicide by leaping off a building in Seoul, South Korea.
