In Jin Chi

Infobox Boxer


name=In Jin Chi
realname=Chi In-Jin
nickname=
weight=Featherweight
height=5ft. 7in. (1.70m)
nationality=Flagicon|KOR Korean
birth_date=Birth date and age|1973|7|18|mf=y
birth_place=Seoul, South Korea
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Orthodox
total=35
wins=31
losses=3
draws=1
no contests=0
KO=18|

Chi, In-jin (Korean: 지인진, Hanja: 池仁珍, born July 18, 1973, in Seoul, South Korea) is a boxer in the featherweight division. He is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight world champion.

Career

Boxing

Chi made his debut as a professional boxer on November 20, 1991. He challenged WBC Featherweight Title holder Erik Morales on July 28,2001, but lost a unanimous decision. On October 18,2003, the brawling Chi got another shot at the vacant WBC featherweight title against Michael Brodie, but came up short of the title with a draw. In the rematch the following year, he knocked out Brodie in the 7th round. After defending the title twice, he lost the belt to Takashi Koshimoto in 2006 via split decision [ [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/In_Jin_Chi_vs._Takashi_Koshimoto Boxrec.com In Jin Chi vs Takashi Kosimoto] ] .

Chi recaptured the WBC featherweight title with a unanimous decision over defending titlist Rudy Lopez at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul, Korea, in December 2006. Scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 116-113. Koshimoto had been defeated by Lopez in his first defense, yielding the belt to Lopez before it was regained by Chi.

K-1

On July 31, 2007, Chi announced he was vacating his title. [ [http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/headlines//EElVAylZlkaLdHyOGD.html Fightnews] ] He will instead participate in K-1 fighting. [ [http://www.maxboxing.com/conway/conway081407.asp MaxBoxing] ]

On February 24, 2008, Chi made his debut as a K-1 fighter on the K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul. He defeated Ryuji Kajiwara by 3-0 unanimous decision on the extra rounds. [ [http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/top830.htm K-1 Official Website] Retrieved on Feb 26, 2008.]

Kickboxing records

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02/24/2008
yes2 Win
flagicon|JPN Ryuji Kajiwara
K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul, Korea
Decision (Ext.R)
4
3:00
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See also

* List of people of Korean descent
* List of WBC world champions
* List of current world boxing champions

References

External links

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Boxing championships