Chun Chil-sung (Korean전칠성; born July 7, 1961, in Sinan, Jeollanam-do, South Korea) is a retired South Korean boxer.

Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  South Korea
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Lightweight
Chun Chil-sung
Hangul
전칠성
Hanja
全七星
Revised RomanizationJeon Chilseong
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Ch'ilsŏng

Amateur career

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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

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1983 Boxing World Cup

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

1984 Summer Olympics

Event Round Result Opponent Score
Lightweight First Win   Patrick Waweru 3-2
Second Win   Slobodan Pavlović 4-1
Third Win   Renato Cornett 4-1
Quarterfinal Win   Leopoldo Cantancio RSC 3
Semifinal Loss   Pernell Whitaker 0-5

Pro career

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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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