| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| Competitor for South Korea | ||
| Asian Games | ||
| Gold | Tokyo 1958 | Welterweight |
Ki-Soo Kim (Hangul: 김기수, Hanja: 金基洙) (born 1939-09-17 in Pukchong, South Hamgyong, North Korea – died 1997-06-10 in Seoul, South Korea) was a South Korean southpaw boxer at middleweight. He is a South Korea's first world boxing champion.
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Kim turned pro in 1961 and captured the World, WBC, and WBA 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.
| Preceded by Nino Benvenuti |
World Light Middleweight Champion 25 Jun 1966– 26 May 1968 |
Succeeded by Sandro Mazzinghi |