Kim Ye-joon (, born October 10, 1992) is a South Korean professional boxer, who challenged for the undisputed super bantamweight title in 2025.
Early life Born on October 10, 1992, Kim was an orphan left in a facility at age five, facing relentless bullying due to his circumstances, leading to feelings of being an outcast, which drove him to boxing as an escape and path to identity. He never knew his parents and wasn't adopted, but boxing gave him discipline and a chance to overcome his past struggles. He discovered boxing as a way to cope with bullying, finding strength and a new sense of self, eventually dropping out of university to pursue it professionally.
Amateur career Kim had no amateur career.
Professional career Debut At the age of 19 years old on February 28, 2012, Kim made his professional boxing debut against Pil Joon Kim, winning the fight via 4 round split decision.
Undisputed Super bantamweight title fight On January 10, 2025, it was reported that on January 24, 2025, Kim would fight for the undisputed super bantamweight title against champion Naoya Inoue as replacement for injured Sam Goodman, whom the latter pulled out due to an eye injury. Kim lost the fight by 4th round knockout. This was the first and only knockout loss of Kim's career
Kim vs Tongdee On November 11, 2025, Kim returned to the ring against former WBO bantamweight title challenger Yuttapong Tongdee. Kim won the fight by 4th round knockout.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27WinYuttapong TongdeeKO4 (10), Nov 28, 202526Loss21–3–2Naoya InoueKO4 (12), Jan 24, 202525Win21–2–2Rakesh LohchabTKO5 (10), May 9, 202424Win20–2–2John BasanTKO1 (8), July 7, 202323Loss19–2–2Rob DiezelMD8Apr 15, 202322Win19–1–2Ruben Montoya RamirezTKO4 (8)Oct 29, 202221Win18–1–2Ryo KosakaRTD9 (12), May 6, 201920Win17–1–2Anocha PhuangkaewKO 4 (8)Mar 3, 201919Win16–1–2Waldo SabuKO2 (10), Nov 17, 201818Win15–1–2Yuki Strong KobayashiUD12Nov 6, 201617Win14–1–2Aekkawee KaewmaneeUD10Mar 27, 201616Win13–1–2Angky AngkottaKO6 (12), Dec 12, 201515Win12–1–2Yoshihiro UtsumiRTD7 (12), Jul 20, 201514Win11–1–2Virgil PutonSD12Mar 29, 201513Win10–1–2Yoshiyuki TakabayashiTKO7 (8) Nov 9, 201412Win9–1–2Chaloemchai KhrithammaratKO4 (10) Aug 30, 201411Win8–1–2Akihiro MatsumotoTKO9 (10), Mar 13, 201410Win7–1–2Jong Min JungTKO8 (10), Feb 9, 20149Win6–1–2Sa Myung NohUD8Dec 8, 20138Win5–1–2Hyun Je ShinUD6Oct 20, 20137Draw4–1–2Jin Wook LimSD6Jul 20, 20136Win4–1–1Masatoshi TomitaMD4Apr 21, 20135Draw3–1–1Dong Kwan LeeMD4Nov 26, 20124Win3–1Takafumi MiuraTKO2 (4), Jul 14, 20123Win2–1Jae Hwan InUD4Apr 29, 20122Loss1–1Sa Myung NohUD4Mar 8, 20121Win1–0Pil Joon KimSD4Feb 29, 2012
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