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Champion

Release Date: June 28, 2002

Year	:	2002
Slogan	:	«The heart of a Warrior. The Fight of his Life.»
Genres	:	Drama
Production Companies	:	Cowell, Zininsa Film Production, Korea Pictures
Director	:	Kwak Kyung-taek
Producers	:	Kim Jang-wook
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RunTime	:	115 mins.

This biopic tells the true story of Korean boxer Kim Deuk-gu. Born into poverty, Kim used boxing to free himself from his bleak surroundings, eventually becoming the world's top lightweight. Tragically, Kim's life was cut short when he died from a blood clot in his brain during a championship fight with Ray Boom Boom Mancini.