Kim Ki-soo
# Kim Ki-soo

Kim Ki-soo (Korean: 김기수; Hanja: 金基洙; RR: Gim Gi-su; MR: Kim Kisu; September 17, 1939 – June 10, 1997) was a South Korean former professional boxer who competed from 1961 to 1969. He was South Korea's first world boxing champion, having held the undisputed WBA and WBC super-welterweight titles from 1966 to 1968.

## Amateur career

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.

## Professional career

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.

## Later life

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.

## Professional boxing record

| 37 fights | 33 wins | 2 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 17 | 0 |
| By decision | 16 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 37 | Win | 33–2–2 | Hisao Minami | PTS | 12 | Mar 1, 1969 | Seoul, South Korea | Won OPBF middleweight title |
| 36 | Loss | 32–2–2 | Hisao Minami | MD | 12 | Nov 20, 1968 | Osaka, Japan | Lost OPBF middleweight title |
| 35 | Loss | 32–1–2 | Sandro Mazzinghi | SD | 15 | May 26, 1968 | Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy | Lost WBA and WBC super-welterweight titles |
| 34 | Win | 32–0–2 | Benkei Fujikura | UD | 10 | Apr 4, 1968 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 33 | Win | 31–0–2 | Yoshiaki Akasaka | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1968 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 32 | Win | 30–0–2 | Manfredo Alipala | PTS | 12 | Feb 17, 1968 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 31 | Win | 29–0–2 | Apidej Sithiran | PTS | 10 | Nov 8, 1967 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 30 | Win | 28–0–2 | Freddie Little | SD | 15 | Oct 3, 1967 | Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBA and WBC super-welterweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 27–0–2 | Nakao Sasazaki | KO | 6 (12) | Sep 7, 1967 | Tokyo, Japan | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–0–2 | George Carter | KO | 5 (10) | Mar 25, 1967 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 27 | Win | 25–0–2 | Stan Harrington | UD | 15 | Dec 17, 1966 | Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBA and WBC super-welterweight titles |
| 26 | Win | 24–0–2 | Ken Sato | KO | 4 (12) | Nov 5, 1966 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 25 | Win | 23–0–2 | Nino Benvenuti | SD | 15 | Jun 25, 1966 | Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Won WBA and WBC super-welterweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 22–0–2 | Hideaki Takada | KO | 10 (12) | Apr 30, 1966 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–0–2 | Ben Argoncillo | KO | 9 (?) | Jan 23, 1966 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 22 | Win | 20–0–2 | Sakuji Shinozawa | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 30, 1965 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 21 | Win | 19–0–2 | Masao Gondo | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1965 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 20 | Win | 18–0–2 | Fumio Kaizu | PTS | 12 | Jun 19, 1965 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained OPBF middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Masao Gondo | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1965 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Han Jung-il | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 28, 1965 | Busan, South Korea | |
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Kazuto Fujiyama | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 6, 1965 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 16 | Win | 14–0–2 | Fumio Kaizu | KO | 6 (12) | Jan 10, 1965 | Tokyo, Japan | Won OPBF middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–0–2 | Yoshiaki Akasaka | RTD | 7 (10) | Nov 21, 1964 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 14 | Draw | 12–0–2 | Kim Deuk-bong | PTS | 10 | Oct 10, 1964 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Kang Kyu-soon | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 20, 1964 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Roberto Pena | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1964 | Metropolitan Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | George Carter | KO | 6 (?) | Jan 22, 1964 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Noboru Saito | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 22, 1963 | Yasaka Hall, Kyoto, Japan | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Kang Se-chul | PTS | 10 | Dec 14, 1963 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained South Korea middleweight title |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Kang Kyu-soon | PTS | 10 | Jul 2, 1963 | Yeosu, South Korea | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Kang Kyu-soon | PTS | 10 | May 24, 1963 | Busan, South Korea | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Roberto Pena | KO | 6 (?) | May 18, 1963 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Sakuji Shinozawa | TD | 3 (10) | Jul 29, 1962 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Makoto Watanabe | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 1, 1962 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ansano Lee | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 20, 1961 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kang Se-chul | KO | 7 (?) | Nov 1, 1961 | Seoul, South Korea | Date unknown |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kang Se-chul | PTS | 10 | Oct 1, 1961 | Seoul, South Korea | Won South Korea middleweight title |
