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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 since 2014 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
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Defector Girl Boxer[1]
Weight(s)	Super-featherweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Nationality	South Korean (since 2004) North Korean (until 2004)
Born	(1990-11-07) November 7, 1990 (age 31) Pyongyang, North Korea
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	19
Wins	18
Wins by KO	4
Losses	0
Draws	1

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 Chun Yan 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	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	Hyo-Min Kim	SD	10	May 30, 2009	Seoul National Univ. of Technology, Seoul, South Korea	Retained WBA female featherweight title
1	Win	1–0	Xu Chun Yan	UD	10	Oct 11, 2008	Gymnasium, Jinan Gun, South Korea	Won vacant WBA female featherweight title

See also

• List of female boxers

References

Notes

• The Korea Times, 10-12-2008
• Choi Hyun-mi: From N.Korea to Boxing Glory , The Chosun Ilbo, December 29, 2009

External links

• Hyun-Mi Choi at Awakening Fighters
• Champion North Korean Boxer, PRI's The World
• Boxing record for Choi Hyun-mi from BoxRec (registration required)
• 최현미 (Choi Hyunmi) on Cyworld (ChoiHyunmi61) (in Korean)
• Reuters photo, after winning featherweight championship match

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