LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT division
KI SOO KIM
RetiredBorn 1939-09-17, PUKCHONG, NORTH KOREA (died aged 57)· Died 1997-06-10, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA· KOR
Residence: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA· Stance: southpaw· Height: 172 cm (5'7.5")
Debut: 1961-10-01· Career: 1961–1969 (9 years)
Wins
33
Losses
2
Draws
2
NC
0
Rated Fights
37
We have 2 records for this boxer that are unconfirmed — excluded from the record and rating while we research them.
EARLY LIFE
Moved to South Korea, during the 1.4 retreat in 1951.
AMATEUR CAREER
GOLD - 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo.
Represented South Korea in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
PERSONAL LIFE
Married to Jeong Ha-Ja, had two sons and two daughters.
LIFE AFTER BOXING
Kim worked as a boxing coach. He later started his own company, and was successful in business.
DEATH
Died of liver cancer on 10 June 1997, at the age of 57
FACT
Was South Korea's first world boxing champion.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare KI SOO KIM's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 6
1969-03-01 → 2016-06-07 · 47y 3m · 0 defences
Lost to DWIGHT RITCHIE · Wu
1966-06-25 → 1968-05-26 · 1y 11m · 2 defences
Lost to SANDRO MAZZINGHI · Ws
1966-06-25 → 1968-05-26 · 1y 11m · 2 defences
Lost to SANDRO MAZZINGHI · Ws
1965-06-19 → 1991-02-03 · 25y 7m · 2 defences
Vacated · Vacated
1965-01-10 → 1968-11-20 · 3y 10m · 1 defence
Lost to HISAO MINAMI · Wm
1961-10-01 → present · 65y · 1 defence
Still reigning
Complete Record — 37 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 01 MAR 1969 | DEC | HISAO MINAMI | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1968 | LOSS | HISAO MINAMI | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 26 MAY 1968 | LOSS | SANDRO MAZZINGHI | 15 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE  |
| 🔒 04 APR 1968 | UD | BENKEI FUJIKURA | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1968 | DEC | YOSHIAKI AKASAKA | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1968 | DEC | MANFREDO ALIPALA | 12 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 08 NOV 1967 | DEC | APIDEJ SITHIRAN | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1967 | SD | FREDDIE LITTLE | 15 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 07 SEP 1967 | KO | NAKAO SASAZAKI | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 25 MAR 1967 | KO | GEORGE CARTER | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 DEC 1966 | UD | STAN HARRINGTON | 15 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 05 NOV 1966 | KO | KEN SATO | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 25 JUN 1966 | SD | NINO BENVENUTI | 15 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 30 APR 1966 | KO | HIDEAKI TAKADA | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 23 JAN 1966 | KO | BEN ARGONCILLO | 9 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 OCT 1965 | KO | SAKUJI SHINOZAWA | 7 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 SEP 1965 | UD | MASAO GONDO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1965 | DEC | FUMIO KAIZU | 12 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 17 APR 1965 | DEC | MASAO GONDO | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 MAR 1965 | KO | JUNG IL HAN | 4 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 MAR 1965 | KO | DYNAMITE TAKIGAWA | 4 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 JAN 1965 | KO | FUMIO KAIZU | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 21 NOV 1964 | TKO | YOSHIAKI AKASAKA | 7 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 OCT 1964 | DRAW | DEUK BONG KIM | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 SEP 1964 | KO | KYU SOON KANG | 8 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 MAR 1964 | DEC | ROBERTO PENA | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 JAN 1964 | KO | GEORGE CARTER | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 DEC 1963 | KO | NOBORU SAITO | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 DEC 1963 | DEC | SE CHUL KANG | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 02 JUL 1963 | DEC | KYU SOON KANG | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 MAY 1963 | DEC | KYU SOON KANG | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1963 | KO | ROBERTO PENA | 6 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 JUL 1962 | DRAW | SAKUJI SHINOZAWA | 3 | WELTERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1962 | KO | MAKOTO WATANABE | 7 | WELTERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1961 | TKO | ANSANO LEE | 6 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1961 | KO | SE CHUL KANGUNCONFIRMED | 7 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 OCT 1961 | DEC | SE CHUL KANGUNCONFIRMED | 10 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
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Final Resting Place
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