| Kim Ki-soo | |
| Realname: | Kim Ki-soo |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
| Reach: | 69+1/2 in |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Birth Date: | September 17, 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Hokusei, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Death Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 37 |
| Wins: | 33 |
| Ko: | 17 |
| Losses: | 2 |
| Draws: | 2 |
Kim Ki-soo (; 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.[1]
Kim graduated from Kyung Hee University's College of Physical Education.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] He defended the belt twice before losing it to Sandro Mazzinghi in 1968 by split decision. He retired the following year.
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.[1]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Win | 33–2–2 | Hisao Minami | PTS | 12 | Mar 1, 1969 | ||
| 36 | Loss | 32–2–2 | Hisao Minami | MD | 12 | Nov 20, 1968 | ||
| 35 | Loss | 32–1–2 | Sandro Mazzinghi | SD | 15 | May 26, 1968 | ||
| 34 | Win | 32–0–2 | Benkei Fujikura | UD | 10 | Apr 4, 1968 | ||
| 33 | Win | 31–0–2 | Yoshiaki Akasaka | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1968 | ||
| 32 | Win | 30–0–2 | Manfredo Alipala | PTS | 12 | Feb 17, 1968 | ||
| 31 | Win | 29–0–2 | Apidej Sithiran | PTS | 10 | Nov 8, 1967 | ||
| 30 | Win | 28–0–2 | Freddie Little | SD | 15 | Oct 3, 1967 | ||
| 29 | Win | 27–0–2 | Nakao Sasazaki | KO | 6 (12) | Sep 7, 1967 | ||
| 28 | Win | 26–0–2 | George Carter | KO | 5 (10) | Mar 25, 1967 | ||
| 27 | Win | 25–0–2 | Stan Harrington | UD | 15 | Dec 17, 1966 | ||
| 26 | Win | 24–0–2 | Ken Sato | KO | 4 (12) | Nov 5, 1966 | ||
| 25 | Win | 23–0–2 | Nino Benvenuti | SD | 15 | Jun 25, 1966 | ||
| 24 | Win | 22–0–2 | Hideaki Takada | KO | 10 (12) | Apr 30, 1966 | ||
| 23 | Win | 21–0–2 | Ben Argoncillo | KO | 9 (?) | Jan 23, 1966 | ||
| 22 | Win | 20–0–2 | Sakuji Shinozawa | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 30, 1965 | ||
| 21 | Win | 19–0–2 | Masao Gondo | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1965 | ||
| 20 | Win | 18–0–2 | Fumio Kaizu | PTS | 12 | Jun 19, 1965 | ||
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Masao Gondo | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1965 | ||
| 18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Han Jung-il | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 28, 1965 | ||
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Kazuto Fujiyama | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 6, 1965 | ||
| 16 | Win | 14–0–2 | Fumio Kaizu | KO | 6 (12) | Jan 10, 1965 | ||
| 15 | Win | 13–0–2 | Yoshiaki Akasaka | RTD | 7 (10) | Nov 21, 1964 | ||
| 14 | Draw | 12–0–2 | Kim Deuk-bong | PTS | 10 | Oct 10, 1964 | ||
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Kang Kyu-soon | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 20, 1964 | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Roberto Pena | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1964 | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | George Carter | KO | 6 (?) | Jan 22, 1964 | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Noboru Saito | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 22, 1963 | ||
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Kang Se-chul | PTS | 10 | Dec 14, 1963 | ||
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Kang Kyu-soon | PTS | 10 | Jul 2, 1963 | ||
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Kang Kyu-soon | PTS | 10 | May 24, 1963 | ||
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Roberto Pena | KO | 6 (?) | May 18, 1963 | ||
| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Sakuji Shinozawa | TD | 3 (10) | Jul 29, 1962 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Makoto Watanabe | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 1, 1962 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ansano Lee | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 20, 1961 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kang Se-chul | KO | 7 (?) | Nov 1, 1961 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kang Se-chul | PTS | 10 | Oct 1, 1961 | ||