Choi Shin-hee

Choi Shin-hee (Korean: 최신희; RR: Choe Sin-hui; married name Fears; born, March 21, 1983) is a South Korean female boxer. She competed professionally since 2004 and is a former 2005-2006 IFBA Flyweight Champion.[1][2] She was defeated in 2007 by Elena Reid.[3][4] She retired in 2008 and owns the Seongnam Boxing Gym. Her boxing nickname was “The Beauty”.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Shin-hee
Statistics
Weight(s)lightweight
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1983-03-21) 21 March 1983
Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins8
Losses3

Early life and education

Choi was born on March 21, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea. She started to train in boxing in 2002 for dieting and exercise when she was 19, and began an amateur career under coach Sang Kwon Park in 2002. She attended Yongin University from 2005 to 2009.

Boxing career

Choi was a 2003 Amateur Boxing Gold medalist and had earned an amateur record of 6-1 when she decided to go professional in 2003. She won the KBC Korean World Championship by 2004 against Jin-Young Kim.[5][6]

In 2005 Choi traveled to China to face Maribel Zurita for the IFBA Flyweight World Championship and won by split-decision.[7] Eight months later she successfully defended and won the IFBA Flyweight World Championship in Seongnam City against Jet Izumi of Japan.[8] In 2006, she was awarded a Korean Presidential Citation from President Roh Moo-Hyun. She also became a Boxing Coach for the Korean Air Force Academy.

In 2007, with a record of nine fights and eight wins,[1] Choi fought Elena Reid in Temecula, California losing the title by decision.[9][10]

In 2007 was a boxing commentator on MBC, ESPN, and KBS N Sports.

Other career events

Choi was on variety of TV programs and in magazine articles.

  • TV programs: XTM “Go Super Korean”, a Japanese variety show called TBS Kunoichi, and KBS “Star Golden Bell”. She was also on Yoon Dohyun’s “Love Letters”.
  • Magazines: Choi was featured in Vogue Korea, GM Daewu, Allure, Men's Health, Adidas Stella Macartney, Diet Friends, Dove, Ecole, and Ceci. Magazines
  • She was also featured in a 2010 music video from the South Korean Musician CHO PD.[11]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
11 fights 8 wins 3 losses
By knockout 4 1
By decision 4 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
11 Loss Young Shim Ryu KO 2007-10-19 Kaesong, North Korea
10 Loss Elena Reid UD 2007-07-02 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, USA International Female Boxers Association World flyweight title
9 Win Saichon Taichio KO 2006-04-22 Shingoo University, Seongnam City, South Korea
8 Win Jet Izumi KO 2005-11-12 Seongnam City, South Korea International Female Boxers Association World flyweight title
7 Win Maribel Zurita TD 2005-03-30 Hotel Sunrise International, Shenyang, China International Female Boxers Association World flyweight title
6 Win Marisha Allard KO 2004-11-28 Goyang City, South Korea
5 Loss Maribel Zurita UD 2004-11-28 Jinseon Girls' High School, Seoul, South Korea vacant International Female Boxers Association World flyweight title÷
4 Win Jin-Young Kim PTS 2004-05-08 Segokdong Hall, Seoul, South Korea
3 Win Na-Yun Um PTS 2004-02-28 Shinheung University, Uijeongbu City, South Korea
2 Win Ji-Eun Kim PTS 2003-12-06 Gooil Highschool, Seoul, South Korea
1 Win Na-Yun Um KO 2003-09-27 KyoYuk MunHwa HoeKwan, Seoul, South Korea

References
  1. "Plenty of muscle in 'Baby Doll' Reid's big win at Pechanga". By Jerry Magee, UNION-TRIBUNE July 3, 2007
  2. "IFBA World Champion Juhee Kim Defends Against Former IFBA Champ on May 6th". Women Boxing, April 12, 2005
  3. "Latest boxing News and Events in the USA and around the world". The Sweet Science, Jul 2, 2007
  4. "Elena “Baby Doll” Reid and Seven Others to be new Hall of Fame Members". The Sweet Science, By David A. Avila on Feb 05 2016
  5. "Korean American Messer-Caminschi named new IFBA commissioner". Korean Times US, March 22, 2016
  6. "Women's Body Strips Titles from NK Boxers". KBS World Radio, 2005-06-23
  7. "What's the Buzz\'. Women's Boxing Network, March 2005.
  8. "Sport in Brief". The Telegraph, 14 Nov 2005
  9. "Read earns flyweight championship at Pachanga bout". My Valley News. Nancy Fay on July 6, 2007
  10. "Elena “Babydoll” Reid: Life After Combat Sports". MMA Rising, By Robert Sargent on April 15, 2011
  11. "Cho PD releases new MV for Victory 2010". AllKpop, March 8, 2010
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