Choi Yong-soo (boxer)

Yong-Soo Choi
Statistics
Real name Yong-Soo Choi
Weight(s) Super Featherweight
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality South Korea South Korean
Born (1972-08-20) August 20, 1972
Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 34
Wins 29
Wins by KO 19
Losses 4
Draws 1
No contests 0

Yong-Soo Choi (Hangul: 최용수, Hanja: 崔龍洙) (born August 20, 1972 in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a former boxer from South Korea.

In 1993, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation super featherweight title.

In 1995, Choi became the WBA super featherweight champion with a technical KO win over Victor Hugo Paz. He defended the belt seven times before losing it to Takanori Hatakeyama in 1998.

Preceded by
Genaro Hernandez
Vacated
WBA Super Featherweight Champion
21 October 1995 5 September 1998
Succeeded by
Takanori Hatakeyama


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