Career
Due to the Soviet bloc boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Kim was considered one of the top gold medal favourites in the light welterweight boxing tournament of the Olympics. In the tourney, he easily advanced to the quarterfinals and went on to face Jerry Page of United States. Kim manhandled his opponent in the bout.
However, he lost the bout by a highly disputed 4-1 decision, which was booed quite loudly by even the American fans at the boxing venue.
He didn"t turn pro, and retired after winning his second Asian Games gold medal in the 1986 Asian Games. After retirement, Kim earned a master"s degree at of Korea National Sport University.
