Chun Chil-sung

Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  South Korea
1984 Los Angeles Lightweight
Chun Chil-sung
Hangul 전칠성
Hanja 全七星
Revised Romanization Jeon Chilseong
McCune–Reischauer Chŏn Ch'ilsŏng
This is a Korean name; the family name is Jeon.

Chun Chil-sung (Hangul: 전칠성, Hanja: 全七星; born July 7, 1961 in Sinan, Jeollanam-do, South Korea) is a retired South Korean boxer.

Amateur career

Chun managed a career record of 100-6 during his amateur career.

In 1983, Chun won the silver medal in lightweight (60 kg) at the 3rd Boxing World Cup in Rome, Italy. He defeated 1983 European lightweight champion Emil Chuprenski of Bulgaria in the semifinal bout.

Next year, he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual winner Pernell Whitaker of the United States by 0-5 unanimous decision, but this is considered one of the controversial pro-American jury decisions in the boxing competitions at the 1984 Olympics.

Results

1983 Boxing World Cup

Event Round Result Opponent Score
Lightweight First Win Italy Carlo Russolillo DQ 3
Quarterfinal Win Kenya James Omondi 5-0
Semifinal Win Bulgaria Emil Chuprenski 3-2
Final Loss Cuba Ramon Goire 1-4

1984 Summer Olympics

Event Round Result Opponent Score
Lightweight First Win Kenya Patrick Waweru 3-2
Second Win Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Pavlović 4-1
Third Win Australia Renato Cornett 4-1
Quarterfinal Win Philippines Leopoldo Cantancio RSC 3
Semifinal Loss United States Pernell Whitaker 0-5

Pro career

In 1986 Chun turned professional. He was the first South Korean Olympic medalist boxer to turn pro since 1968 Olympic bronze medalist Chang Kyou-chul.

Chun defeated former two-time WBC Super Featherweight champion Rafael Limón in 1989. After going 18-1, he was matched up against Joey Gamache for the WBA Lightweight title in Portland, Maine in 1992, but was defeated by 9 round TKO. After the bout, he retired from boxing.

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