Chi In-jin (, born July 18, 1973) is a South Korean former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2006. He held the WBC featherweight title twice between 2004 and 2007.
Career
Boxing Chi was born in Seoul and made his debut as a professional boxer on November 20, 1991. After losing his pro debut, he went unbeaten in his next 24 bouts. He challenged WBC Featherweight Title holder Erik Morales on July 28, 2001, but lost a unanimous decision. On October 18, 2003, the 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.
Chi recaptured the WBC featherweight title with a unanimous decision over defending titlist Rodolfo López 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.
Kickboxing On July 31, 2007, Chi announced he was vacating his WBC title and was instead going to participate in K-1 kickboxing.
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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes35Win31–3–1 Rodolfo LópezUD12Dec 17, 200634Loss30–3–1 Takashi KoshimotoSD12Jan 29, 200633Win 30–2–1 Tommy BrowneUD12Jan 30, 200532Win29–2–1 Eiichi SugamaTKO10 (12), Jul 24, 200431Win28–2–1 Michael BrodieKO7 (12), Apr 10, 200430Draw27–2–1Michael BrodieMD12Oct 18, 200329Win27–2Amorn LongsiriphoomTKO4 (10)Jul 2, 200328Win26–2Sung Yang-SooUD10Feb 18, 200327Win25–2Samuel DuranKO3 (12), Mar 30, 200226Loss24–2Érik MoralesUD12Jul 28, 200125Win24–1Donnie OlivettiTKO5 (12), Dec 8, 200024Win23–1Baby Lorona Jr.UD10May 14, 200023Win22–1Andy AgalenioKO3 (12), Jan 2, 200022Win21–1Roongsurin LookongchanKO3 (10), Oct 20, 199921Win20–1Siengthip SitsyaseiTKO5 (10), Jun 13, 199920Win19–1Teofilo TunacaoKO4 (10), Mar 26, 199919Win18–1Sammy SordillaKO3 (10), Jan 10, 199918Win17–1Joe EscriberPTS10Aug 29, 199817Win16–1Akarat Khotkaenan KO2 (10), May 8, 201016Win15–1Vichit ChuwatanaPTS10Nov 7, 199715Win14–1Pantan NarongwetKO4 (10), Aug 21, 199714Win13–1Colin GrahamKO1 (10), Feb 5, 199713Win12–1Eddie Boy PenasoTKO4 (10), May 8, 199612Win11–1Alexander PakPTS10Jan 13, 199611Win10–1Rick RamirezKO6 (10), Sep 6, 199510Win9–1Jess MacaPTS12Apr 23, 19959Win9–1Janjan GigatarasTKO1 (10), Feb 8, 19958Win7–1Jo Han-Kil8 (10), Mar 26, 19947Win6–1Jess MacaPTS10Jul 25, 19936Win5–1 Ronnie BellaroUD10Feb 6, 19935Win4–1Lee Gab-YongUD8Sep 26, 19924Win3–1Lee Gab-YongKO5 (6), Jul 4, 19923Win2–1Choi Ho-NamPTS4Mar 24, 19922Win1–1Jun Je-YunPTS4Jan 18, 19921Loss0–1Park Tae-SunPTS4Nov 20, 1991
Professional kickboxing record
DateResultOpponentEventMethodRoundTime220 March 2009Loss Shingo GaryuK-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009, KoreaDecision (Unanimous)33:00124 February 2008Win Ryuji KajiwaraK-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul, KoreaDecision (Ext.R)43:00
See also List of Korean boxers List of world featherweight boxing champions
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