On April 4, 1982, a 26-year-old Duk-koo Kim (13-1-1, 6 KOs) and Suradej Kiongphajorn met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Kim came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 7 days.
Duk-koo Kim stopped Suradej Kiongphajorn via KO in the 1st round. Kim improves his record to 14-1-1 (7 KOs)
On July 18, 1982, a 26-year-old Duk-koo Kim (16-1-1, 7 KOs) and Tadao Ishido met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Kim came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
Duk-koo Kim stopped Tadao Ishido via KO in the 5th round. Kim improves his record to 17-1-1 (8 KOs)
On March 25, 1979, a 23-year-old Duk-koo Kim (2-1, 0 KOs) and Myung Soo Park met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Kim came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 0% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days.
In the rematch, Duk-koo Kim stopped Myung Soo Park via KO in the 1st round. Kim improves his record to 3-1 (1 KO)
On December 27, 1981, a 26-year-old Duk-koo Kim (11-1-1, 5 KOs) and Katsuhiro Okubo met in the ring.
Kim came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 18 days.
Duk-koo Kim stopped Katsuhiro Okubo via KO in the 3rd round. Kim improves his record to 12-1-1 (6 KOs)
On September 9, 1981, a 26-year-old Duk-koo Kim (10-1-1, 4 KOs) and Flash Romeo met in the ring.
Kim came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 24 days.
Duk-koo Kim stopped Flash Romeo via KO in the 4th round. Kim improves his record to 11-1-1 (5 KOs)
On June 21, 1980, a 24-year-old Duk-koo Kim (5-1-1, 1 KO) and Han Ki Choi met in the ring.
Kim came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 14% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days.
Duk-koo Kim stopped Han Ki Choi via KO in the 3rd round. Kim improves his record to 6-1-1 (2 KOs)
On November 13, 1982, a 27-year-old Duk-koo Kim (17-1-1, 8 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBA title held by 21-year-old American boxer Ray Mancini (24-1, 19 KOs).
Kim came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days. Mancini was on a 4-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Ray Mancini stopped Kim Duk-koo via KO in the 14th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Mancini improves his record to 25-1 (20 KOs), while Kim adds a loss to his record at 17-2-1.
On May 30, 1982, a 26-year-old Duk-koo Kim (14-1-1, 7 KOs) and Flash Villamer met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Kim came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Duk-koo Kim defeated Flash Villamer via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Kim improves his record to 15-1-1
On February 28, 1982, a 26-year-old Duk-koo Kim (12-1-1, 6 KOs) and Kwang Min Kim met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Kim came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day.
Duk-koo Kim defeated Kwang Min Kim via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Kim improves his record to 13-1-1
On April 22, 1981, a 25-year-old Duk-koo Kim (8-1-1, 3 KOs) and Hong Kyoo Lim met in the ring.
Kim came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 16 days.
Duk-koo Kim stopped Hong Kyoo Lim via KO in the 4th round. Kim improves his record to 9-1-1 (4 KOs)