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In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Hyun-mi (Korean: 최현미; born November 7, 1990) is a South Korean female professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA female super-featherweight title from 2008 to 2023 and previously the WBA female featherweight title from 2008 to 2013.[2] As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's third best active female super-featherweight by The Ring[3] and ninth by BoxRec.[4]

Choi Hyun-mi
Born (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990 (age 33)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Nationality
  • South Korean (since 2004)
  • North Korean (until 2004)
Other namesDefector Girl Boxer[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-featherweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins20
Wins by KO5
Losses0
Draws1

At age 18 Choi was asked to prepare to compete in the 2008 Olympics as a member of the North Korean team; eventually the International Olympic Committee decided against including women's boxing in the competition.[5] In 2004 her father, a successful businessman in North Korea, fled the country, followed by his family, who traveled first through China, then were smuggled through Vietnam before settling in South Korea, where Choi's promoters advertised her as the "Defector Girl Boxer".[5]

Professional career edit

Choi entered the amateur ranks in South Korea in 2006, winning 5 domestic titles before turning professional in 2007.[5] On October 11, 2008, Choi won the vacant women's featherweight championship of the World Boxing Association by beating Xu Chunyan of China.[5]

On January 23 and 30, 2010, Choi featured in episodes of the popular Korean variety show Infinity Challenge where she successfully defended her WBA Featherweight Women's title against Tenku Tsubasa.

On May 10, 2014, Choi won the women's super featherweight championship of the World Boxing Association by beating Keanpetch Superchamps of Thailand.[6]

Professional boxing record edit

21 fights 20 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 15 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 20–0–1   Vanessa Bradford UD 10 Oct 19, 2022   SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
20 Win 19–0–1   Simone Aparecida da Silva KO 9 (10), 1:15 Sep 18, 2021   Dongducheon Sports Center Dongducheon, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
19 Win 18–0–1   Calista Salgado UD 10 Dec 18, 2020   Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
18 Win 17–0–1   Wakako Fujiwara UD 10 Jun 29, 2019   East Incheon middle school, Incheon, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
17 Win 16–0–1   Mayra Alejandra Gomez UD 10 Jul 15, 2018   Prince Hotel, Daegu, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
16 Win 15–0–1   Jessica Gonzalez TD 6 (10), 1:05 Nov 18, 2017   Seoun Park Tennis Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
15 Win 14–0–1   Kimika Miyoshi UD 10 Apr 15, 2017   Siheung Gymnasium, Siheung, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
14 Win 13–0–1   Unathi Myekeni UD 10 May 16, 2016   Jinju Arena, Jinju, South Korea Won vacant WBA female super-featherweight title
13 Win 12–0–1   Diana Ayala UD 10 Mar 27, 2016   Gwangmyeong Cave, Gwangmyeong, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
12 Win 11–0–1   Siriwan Thongmanit KO 3 (10) Dec 6, 2015   Seogu Public Sports Center, Daegu, South Korea
11 Win 10–0–1   Chika Mizutani UD 10 May 23, 2015   Mungyeong Gymnasium, Mungyeong, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
10 Win 9–0–1   Keanpetch Superchamps TKO 8 (10), 1:19 May 10, 2014   Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
9 Win 8–0–1   Emiko Raika UD 10 Aug 15, 2013   Wolmido, Incheon, South Korea Won WBA interim female super-featherweight title
8 Win 7–0–1   Shannon O'Connell UD 10 May 5, 2013   KBS Sports World, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
7 Win 6–0–1   Rocio Castillo UD 10 May 4, 2012   KBS Sports World, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
6 Win 5–0–1   Sainumdoi Superchamps TKO 5 (10), 1:19 Dec 17, 2011   Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
5 Win 4–0–1   Sandy Tsagouris KO 3 (10), 1:39 Apr 29, 2011   Chungeui Temple, Yesan Gun, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
4 Win 3–0–1   Claudia Andrea Lopez SD 10 Apr 30, 2010   Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
3 Win 2–0–1   Tenku Tsubasa UD 10 Nov 21, 2009   Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
2 Draw 1–0–1   Kim Hyo-min SD 10 May 30, 2009   Seoul National Univ. of Technology, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
1 Win 1–0   Xu Chunyan UD 10 Oct 11, 2008   Gymnasium, Jinan Gun, South Korea Won vacant WBA female featherweight title

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hyun-mi Choi Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Hyun Mi Choi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ^ "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. September 8, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Female super-featherweight ratings". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Sang-Hun, Choe (26 October 2008). "New York Times, 10-26-08". New York Times.com. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  6. ^ "Interview: Super Featherweight World Champion, Boxer Choi Hyon-Mi - New Focus International". 26 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

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