Kim Ki-soo (; September 17, 1939 – June 10, 1997) was a South Korean professional boxer who competed from 1961 to 1969. He was South Korea's first world boxing champion, having held the undisputed World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Council (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.Kim Gi-Su. sports-reference.com

Professional career Kim turned professional in 1961, winning the South Korean Junior Middleweight title on his pro debut. He 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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes37Win33–2–2 Hisao MinamiPTS12Mar 1, 1969 36Loss32–2–2 Hisao MinamiMD12Nov 20, 1968 35Loss32–1–2 Sandro MazzinghiSD15May 26, 1968 34Win32–0–2 Benkei FujikuraUD10Apr 4, 1968 33Win31–0–2 Yoshiaki AkasakaPTS10Mar 11, 1968 32Win30–0–2 Manfredo AlipalaPTS12Feb 17, 1968 31Win29–0–2 Apidej SithiranPTS10Nov 8, 1967 30Win28–0–2 Freddie LittleSD15Oct 3, 1967 29Win27–0–2 Nakao SasazakiKO6 (12)Sep 7, 1967 28Win26–0–2 George CarterKO5 (10)Mar 25, 1967 27Win25–0–2 Stan HarringtonUD15Dec 17, 1966 26Win24–0–2 Ken SatoKO4 (12)Nov 5, 1966 25Win23–0–2 Nino BenvenutiSD15Jun 25, 1966 24Win22–0–2 Hideaki TakadaKO10 (12)Apr 30, 1966 23Win21–0–2 Ben ArgoncilloKO9 (?)Jan 23, 1966 22Win20–0–2 Sakuji ShinozawaKO7 (10)Oct 30, 1965 21Win19–0–2 Masao GondoPTS10Sep 20, 1965 20Win18–0–2 Fumio KaizuPTS12Jun 19, 1965 19Win17–0–2 Masao GondoPTS10Apr 17, 1965 18Win16–0–2 Han Jung-ilKO4 (?)Mar 28, 1965 17Win15–0–2 Kazuto FujiyamaKO4 (?)Mar 6, 1965 16Win14–0–2 Fumio KaizuKO6 (12)Jan 10, 1965 15Win13–0–2 Yoshiaki AkasakaRTD7 (10)Nov 21, 1964 14Draw12–0–2 Kim Deuk-bongPTS10Oct 10, 1964 13Win12–0–1 Kang Kyu-soonKO8 (?)Sep 20, 1964 12Win11–0–1 Roberto PenaPTS10Mar 18, 1964 11Win10–0–1 George CarterKO6 (?)Jan 22, 1964 10Win9–0–1 Noboru SaitoKO6 (10)Dec 22, 1963 9Win8–0–1 Kang Se-chulPTS10Dec 14, 1963 8Win7–0–1 Kang Kyu-soonPTS10Jul 2, 1963 7Win6–0–1 Kang Kyu-soonPTS10May 24, 1963 6Win5–0–1 Roberto PenaKO6 (?)May 18, 1963 5Draw4–0–1 Sakuji ShinozawaTD3 (10)Jul 29, 1962 4Win4–0 Makoto WatanabeKO3 (?)Jul 1, 1962 3Win3–0 Ansano LeeTKO6 (10)Dec 20, 1961 2Win2–0 Kang Se-chulKO7 (?)Nov 1, 1961 1Win1–0 Kang Se-chulPTS10Oct 1, 1961

Titles in boxing Major world titles WBA light middleweight champion (154 lbs) WBC light middleweight champion (154 lbs)

Regional/International titles South Korea middleweight champion (160 lbs) OPBF middleweight champion (160 lbs) (2×)

Undisputed titles Undisputed light middleweight champion

See also List of world light-middleweight boxing champions

References

External links

Kim Ki-soo - CBZ Profile