Ki Soo Kim

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hangul=김기수
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rr= Kim Ki-Soo
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Ki Soo Kim (born 1939-09-17 in Buk Chong, Korea, died 1997-06-10) was a Korean southpaw boxer at middleweight. He is a South Korea's first world boxing champion.

Amateur career

*Represent South Korea as a Welterweight at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games. Results were:
**Defeated Henry Perry (Ireland) points
**Lost to Nino Benvenuti (Italy) points

Professional career

Kim turned pro in 1961 and captured the World, WBC, and WBA light middleweight title when he upset Nino Benvenuti by split decision in 1966. He defended the belt once before losing it to Sandro Mazzinghi in 1968 by split decision. He retired the following year.

See also

* List of people of Korean descent

External links

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