# Yuh Hwan-kil

Yuh Hwan-kil (Korean: 류환길; Hanja: 柳煥吉; September 23, 1962 – April 21, 2009) was a South Korean former professional boxer who has held the inaugural IBF junior-lightweight title between April 1984 to February 1985.

## Professional career

On December 6, 1981, he won the vacant OPBF featherweight title and defended it three times.
On April 22, 1984, Yuh won the inaugural IBF junior-lightweight champion with a split decision win over Rod Sequenan. He defended the belt once before losing it to Lester Ellis in 1985.

## Death

On April 21, 2009, he died after 3 years of being in a vegetative state. He had been injured in a hit and run accident.

## Professional boxing record

| 31 fights | 26 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 14 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 31 | Win | 26–2–3 | Moon Tae-Jin | PTS | 10 | Nov 17, 1985 | Pohang City, South Korea | |
| 30 | Loss | 25–2–3 | Lester Ellis | SD | 15 | Feb 15, 1985 | Melbourne, Australia | Lost IBF junior-lightweight title |
| 29 | Win | 25–1–3 | Sak Galaxy | KO | 6 (15) | Sep 16, 1984 | Pohang City, South Korea | Retained IBF junior-lightweight title |
| 28 | Win | 24–1–3 | Rod Sequenan | SD | 15 | Apr 22, 1984 | Seoul, South Korea | Won inaugural IBF junior-lightweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23–1–3 | Eddy Camero | UD | 10 | Jan 29, 1984 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 26 | Win | 22–1–3 | Ray Tayaban | KO | 7 | Jul 24, 1983 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 25 | Win | 21–1–3 | Nugprachen Kiatkumchai | KO | 6 | Jan 30, 1983 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 24 | Win | 20–1–3 | Hideyuki Shikano | PTS | 10 | Dec 19, 1982 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 23 | Win | 19–1–3 | Davino Inocian | PTS | 12 | Aug 29, 1982 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 18–1–3 | Hwang Jung-Han | PTS | 12 | Jun 13, 1982 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title |
| 21 | Win | 17–1–3 | Suvan Muagsurin | PTS | 12 | Apr 11, 1982 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained vacant OPBF featherweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–1–3 | Santi Donjadee | DQ | 5 | Jan 17, 1982 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 19 | Win | 15–1–3 | Hwang Jung-Han | PTS | 12 | Dec 6, 1981 | Seoul, South Korea | Won vacant OPBF featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 14–1–3 | Kolnyth Punyuth | PTS | 10 | Aug 9, 1981 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 17 | Win | 13–1–3 | Koichi Matsushima | KO | 7 (10) | Jun 7, 1981 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 16 | Win | 12–1–3 | Deo Rabago | KO | 2 | Apr 26, 1981 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 15 | Win | 11–1–3 | Nugprachen Kiatkumchai | PTS | 10 | Feb 15, 1981 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 14 | Loss | 10–1–3 | Ahn Hyun | PTS | 10 | Dec 19, 1980 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 13 | Draw | 10–0–3 | Lee Yung-Pil | PTS | 5 (10) | Nov 15, 1980 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 12 | Win | 10–0–2 | Yun Suk-Jong | PTS | 10 | Sep 13, 1980 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 11 | Win | 9–0–2 | Rasool Shakoor | PTS | 8 | Jul 10, 1980 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 10 | Draw | 8–0–2 | Kim Hyun | PTS | 8 | Mar 24, 1980 | Sands Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Chung Moon-Pyung | PTS | 8 | Feb 3, 1980 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Choi Wan-chol | KO | 4 | Nov 8, 1979 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 7 | Draw | 6–0–1 | Kim Yong-Hwan | PTS | 8 | Sep 9, 1979 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Chang Jung-Suk | KO | 4 | Aug 14, 1979 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Lee Sung-Muk | KO | 2 | Jun 29, 1979 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Kim Bok-Su | PTS | 4 | May 20, 1979 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kim Hung-Suk | KO | 2 | Apr 29, 1979 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Lee Byung-Up | KO | 1 | Apr 21, 1979 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Cho Yung-Bok | PTS | 4 | Mar 18, 1979 | Busan, South Korea | |