Ki-Soo Kim boxer

Ki-Soo Kim boxer
bouts
37
won
33
lost
2
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
super welterweight
Debut
1961-10-01
Height
5′ 7½″/172cm
Reach
-
Age
57
Born
1939-09-17
Death
1997-06-10
Nationality
South Korea

Kim Ki-soo (Korean: 김기수; Hanja: 金基洙; RR: Gim Gi-su; MR: Kim Kisu; 17 September 1939 – 10 June 1997) was a South Korean southpaw boxer at middleweight. He was South Korea's first world boxing champion.Kim graduated from Kyung Hee University's College of Physical Education. He competed in boxing at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, where he earned the gold medal of the welterweight division by defeating Soren Pirjanian of Iran, on points, in the final. He went on to represent South Korea as a welterweight at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, where he defeated Henry Perry (Ireland) on points, but then lost to Nino Benvenuti (Italy) on points.Kim turned professional in 1961 and captured the WBC, WBA and Lineal light middleweight title when he upset Nino Benvenuti by split decision in 1966. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Sandro Mazzinghi in 1968 by split decision. He retired the following year.After his retirement, Kim worked as a boxing coach. He later started his own company, and was successful in business. He died of liver cancer on 10 June 1997, at the age of 57. He was survived by his wife Jeong Ha-ja (鄭夏子), two sons, and two daughters.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1969-03-01 Hisao Minami WLWWWW Seoul WIN
Points
1968-11-20 Hisao Minami WLWLWW Osaka LOST
Majority decision
1968-05-26 Sandro Mazzinghi WWWWWW Stadio San Siro, Milan LOST
Split-decision
1968-04-04 Benkei Fujikura WWDWWW WIN
Unanimous decision
1968-03-11 Yoshiaki Akasaka LLWLWW WIN
Points
1968-02-17 Manfredo Alipala WLLWLL Seoul WIN
Points
1967-11-08 Apidej Sithiran WLWWLW Bangkok WIN
Points
1967-10-03 Freddie Little WWWWWW Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, Seoul WIN
Split-decision
1967-09-07 Nakao Sasazaki LLWLLW WIN
KO
1967-03-25 George Carter LLLWLL Seoul WIN
KO
1966-12-17 Stan Harrington WWLWWD Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul WIN
Unanimous decision
1966-11-05 Ken Sato WWWWLW Seoul WIN
KO
1966-06-25 Nino Benvenuti WWWWWW Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul WIN
Split-decision
1966-04-30 Hideaki Takada LWLWLW Seoul WIN
KO
1966-01-23 Ben Argoncillo WLLLD Seoul WIN
KO
1965-10-30 Sakuji Shinozawa WWLLWL Seoul WIN
KO
1965-09-20 Masao Gondo LWWLWW WIN
Points
1965-06-19 Fumio Kaizu WWWLWW Seoul WIN
Points
1965-04-17 Masao Gondo WWWLWW Seoul WIN
Points
1965-03-28 Jung Il Han LWWLLD Busan WIN
KO
1965-03-06 Kazuto Fujiyama DLW Seoul WIN
KO
1965-01-10 Fumio Kaizu WWLWWW WIN
KO
1964-11-21 Yoshiaki Akasaka LWLLWW Seoul WIN
Corner retirement
1964-10-10 Deuk-Bong Kim W Seoul DRAW
Points
1964-09-20 Kyu Soon Kang LLLL Seoul WIN
KO
1964-03-18 Roberto Pena LLLWWD Metropolitan Gymnasium, Seoul WIN
Points
1964-01-22 George Carter WWLLLW WIN
KO
1963-12-22 Noboru Saito LWLWLL Yasaka Hall, Kyoto WIN
KO
1963-12-14 Sae Chul Kang LLLWWL Seoul WIN
Points
1963-07-02 Kyu Soon Kang L Yeosu WIN
Points
1963-05-24 Kyu Soon Kang debut Busan WIN
Points
1963-05-18 Roberto Pena LLWLLD Seoul WIN
KO
1962-07-29 Sakuji Shinozawa WWWWLL DRAW
1962-07-01 Makoto Watanabe WWWWWL WIN
KO
1961-12-20 Ansano Lee WWWLWW Seoul WIN
Technical knockout
1961-11-01 Sae Chul Kang WWWLWL Seoul WIN
KO
1961-10-01 Sae Chul Kang DWWWLW Seoul WIN
Points