Choi Yong-soo ( cor. 최용수 ; born August 20, 1972 , Tanjin ) is a South Korean boxer , representative of the second semi-light and light weight categories. He performed at a professional level in the period 1990-2017, owned the WBA world champion title , and was a contender for the WBC world champion title .
 Choi Young Soo | |
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| general information | |
| Citizenship |  The Republic of Korea |
| Date of Birth | August 20, 1972 (aged 47) |
| Place of Birth | Tanjin , South Korea |
| Accommodation | Siheung , South Korea |
| Weight category | Lightweight (61.2 kg) |
| Rack | Left side |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Arm span | 178 cm |
| Professional career | |
| First fight | November 4, 1990 |
| The last battle | February 5, 2017 |
| Number of battles | 36 |
| Number of wins | 31 |
| KOs | 21 |
| Defeat | four |
| No one's | one |
Biography
Choi Yong Su was born on August 20, 1972 in Tanjin City, Chungcheongnam-do Province , South Korea .
He made his debut in boxing at a professional level in November 1990, having beaten his rival in points in four rounds. At the beginning of his career, he lost to two little-known compatriots, but in most fights he still won.
In 1993, he won and defended the title of South Korean champion in the second featherweight category, after which he also became the champion of the Eastern and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF).
Thanks to a series of successful appearances, in 1995 he won the right to challenge the vacant world title in the second featherweight title according to the World Boxing Association (WBA) and went to box in Argentina with local challenger Viktor Hugo Paz - he won him by TKO in the tenth round and took the championship belt to myself.
He managed to defend his champion title seven times, defeating the strongest representatives of his division. He lost his belt only in September 1998, as part of the eighth defense, he lost to the Japanese Takanori Hatakeyama by the decision of the majority of judges.
Despite the loss, Choi continued to actively enter the ring, won several victories in ranked matches and in January 2003 made an attempt to get the second world lightweight champion title according to the World Boxing Council (WBC), which at that time belonged to Thai Sirimongkol Singwancha . The confrontation between them lasted all the allotted 12 rounds, as a result, the judges unanimously gave the victory to the reigning champion, retaining the champion belt, and Choi Young-soo decided to end the career of a professional athlete on this defeat.
After a long enough break, Choi returned to professional boxing, gaining two more lightweight victories in 2016 and 2017, including winning the title of interim champion of the Eurasian-Pacific WBC champion.
Links
- Choi Yong Soo - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec