[1] The pair always showed talent in sports, beginning with football in elementary school after being inspired by the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

He received his first call-up to the Korean national team in March 2014[4] and made his debut at the prestigious Chemistry Cup in Germany that spring, losing to Vitaly Dunaytsev in the quarterfinals.

[4] Two judges scored the fight 28–28 while the third favored Masuk 29–27, giving the Thai veteran a rare split draw victory.

[6] In July 2015, Lim won two medals: a silver at the Golden Belt Tournament in Romania and a bronze at his second Chemistry Cup.

In 2018 he won a bronze at the Beogradski Pobednik in Serbia before taking a quarter-finals exit at the Asian Games at the hands of eventual gold medalist Bobo-Usmon Baturov.