Hwang lost his fourth fight, the quarter-final match, to eventual silver-medalist Charles Mooney.

[1] Hwang first garnered attention at the 1974 Asian Games where he won the silver medal in flyweight by losing to future Olympic champion Gu Yong-ju of North Korea in the final.

He, however, lost to eventual silver medalist Charles Mooney of United States by unanimous decision in the quarterfinal match.

[2] In 1979 Hwang won the silver medal in bantamweight at the inaugural Boxing World Cup in New York City after losing to 1978 Golden Gloves winner Jackie Beard in the final.

Hwang earned a spot on the 1980 South Korean Olympic team.