Lee Sung-hyun is a South Korean kickboxer who competes in the lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions.
23 Facts About Lee Sung-hyun
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Lee Sung-hyun has held World Kickboxing Network welterweight title and RISE Middleweight champion.
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Lee Sung-hyun then went on compete regularly for RISE in Japan and had a breakout year in 2013 by winning the K-1 Korea MAX 2013 Tournament and the RISE lightweight title.
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Lee Sung-hyun returned to his home country and won a four-man tournament in Seoul on June 17,2011, beating both Son Jun-hyuk and Park Don-fa by unanimous decision to be crowned the RISE Korea Super Lightweight Champion.
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At RISE 85 on November 23,2011, Lee Sung-hyun's momentum was slowed down as he lost in a non-title bout against RISE Super Lightweight Champion Koji Yoshimoto via unanimous decision.
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Lee Sung-hyun bettered Asahara on the judges' scorecards and took a unanimous decision.
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Lee Sung-hyun dropped him again with a right cross after hurting him with a body shot and at times simply teed off on Garyu who was content to block punches with his face.
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Pongthong Jetsada awaited him in the final, and Lee Sung-hyun outpointed the Thai to win a unanimous decision and take the tournament crown.
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Lee Sung-hyun took a split decision over Elam Ngor at the K-1 World MAX World Championship Tournament Quarter-final in Gran Canaria in Gran Canaria, Spain on January 11,2014, in a close, technical affair where Ngor landed a few low blows.
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Lee Sung-hyun defended his RISE lightweight title against Shohei Asahara on April 29,2014, at RISE 99.
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Lee Sung-hyun was initially set to fight Andrei Kulebin at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final in Pattaya, Thailand on July 26,2014.
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Lee Sung-hyun fought Kulebin in October 2014, and won by an extra round decision.
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Lee Sung-hyun participated in the Kunlun Fight Qualification tournament, at KLF 40.
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Lee Sung-hyun defeated Zhang Chunyu by a third-round TKO in the semifinals, and Chris Ngimbi by decision in the finals.
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In July 2019, Lee Sung-hyun faced Shintaro Matsukura at RISE 133 on July 5,2019, for the vacant RISE Middleweight Championship.
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Lee Sung-hyun was scheduled to face Johnny Smith for the WKN World welterweight title at Prokick: Knockdown Lockdown on November 27,2021.
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Lee Sung-hyun faced Tsukuru Midorikawa in a non-title bout at RISE 161 on August 28,2022.
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Lee Sung-hyun faced the RISE welterweight champion Ryota Nakano in a non-title bout at RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round on July 2,2023.
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Lee Sung-hyun lost the fight by a second-round spinning backfist knockout.
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Lee Sung-hyun faced former RISE Lightweight champion Taiju Shiratori at RISE ELDORADO 2024 on March 17,2024.
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Lee Sung-hyun faced Ryota Nakano in a re-match at RISE WORLD SERIES 2024 YOKOHAMA on September 8,2024.
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Lee Sung-hyun faced Berjan Peposhi in the quarterfinals of the GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix, held on December 21,2024, in Chiba, Japan.
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Lee Sung-hyun lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding Petpanomrung all three rounds of the bout.