Choi Hyun-mi

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]

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Hyun-mi
Statistics
Nickname(s)Defector Girl Boxer[1]
Weight(s)Super-featherweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Nationality
  • South Korean (since 2004)
  • North Korean (until 2004)
Born (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990
Pyongyang, North Korea
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

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
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 Canada Vanessa Bradford UD 10 Oct 19, 2022 South Korea SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Brazil Simone Aparecida da Silva KO 9 (10), 1:15 Sep 18, 2021 South Korea Dongducheon Sports Center Dongducheon, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
19 Win 18–0–1 Colombia Calista Salgado UD 10 Dec 18, 2020 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
18 Win 17–0–1 Japan Wakako Fujiwara UD 10 Jun 29, 2019 South Korea East Incheon middle school, Incheon, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
17 Win 16–0–1 Argentina Mayra Alejandra Gomez UD 10 Jul 15, 2018 South Korea Prince Hotel, Daegu, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
16 Win 15–0–1 Mexico Jessica Gonzalez TD 6 (10), 1:05 Nov 18, 2017 South Korea Seoun Park Tennis Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
15 Win 14–0–1 Japan Kimika Miyoshi UD 10 Apr 15, 2017 South Korea Siheung Gymnasium, Siheung, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
14 Win 13–0–1 South Africa Unathi Myekeni UD 10 May 16, 2016 South Korea Jinju Arena, Jinju, South Korea Won vacant WBA female super-featherweight title
13 Win 12–0–1 Colombia Diana Ayala UD 10 Mar 27, 2016 South Korea Gwangmyeong Cave, Gwangmyeong, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Thailand Siriwan Thongmanit KO 3 (10) Dec 6, 2015 South Korea Seogu Public Sports Center, Daegu, South Korea
11 Win 10–0–1 Japan Chika Mizutani UD 10 May 23, 2015 South Korea Mungyeong Gymnasium, Mungyeong, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Thailand Keanpetch Superchamps TKO 8 (10), 1:19 May 10, 2014 South Korea Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female super-featherweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 Japan Emiko Raika UD 10 Aug 15, 2013 South Korea Wolmido, Incheon, South Korea Won WBA interim female super-featherweight title
8 Win 7–0–1 Australia Shannon O'Connell UD 10 May 5, 2013 South Korea KBS Sports World, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
7 Win 6–0–1 Mexico Rocio Castillo UD 10 May 4, 2012 South Korea KBS Sports World, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
6 Win 5–0–1 Thailand Sainumdoi Superchamps TKO 5 (10), 1:19 Dec 17, 2011 South Korea Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
5 Win 4–0–1 Canada Sandy Tsagouris KO 3 (10), 1:39 Apr 29, 2011 South Korea Chungeui Temple, Yesan Gun, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
4 Win 3–0–1 Argentina Claudia Andrea Lopez SD 10 Apr 30, 2010 South Korea Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
3 Win 2–0–1 Japan Tenku Tsubasa UD 10 Nov 21, 2009 South Korea Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
2 Draw 1–0–1 South Korea Kim Hyo-min SD 10 May 30, 2009 South Korea Seoul National Univ. of Technology, Seoul, South Korea Retained WBA female featherweight title
1 Win 1–0 China Xu Chunyan UD 10 Oct 11, 2008 South Korea Gymnasium, Jinan Gun, South Korea Won vacant WBA female featherweight title

See also

References
  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. "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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