Kim Ji-hoon (born January 17, 1987, Goyang City) is a South Korean super featherweight/lightweight boxer.
Boxing career "Volcano" Kim Ji-hoon began his boxing career in October 2004 in South Korea, winning eight of his first 12 fights. In July 2006, he fought his first match abroad at the International Conference Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, where he lost to Makyo Sugita by unanimous decision after 10 rounds.
In May 2008, he fought his first United States match in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he defeated Georgian born Koba Gogoladze by technical knockout in the first round. Kim survived a series of punishing blows from his opponent before knocking him down with a devastating left hook, ultimately finishing the match with a flurry of punches moments later. In March 2009, he fought his second U.S. fight in Laredo, Texas, defeating Gilbert Salinas by TKO in the eighth round.
On February 12, 2010, Kim fought national amateur champion Tyrone Harris as part of the Friday Night Fights main event. Kim won by TKO in the fifth round after the referee stopped the fight.
On May 21, 2010, Kim fought Ameth Díaz as part of the Friday Night Fights main event. Kim defeated Diaz by TKO in the first round at 2:59.
Kim lost his first fight in four years on August 15, 2010, to Miguel Vázquez for the vacant IBF Lightweight title by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34Win25–9Roy Tua ManihurukTKO3 (12), 20 Jul 201333Loss24–9Mauricio HerreraUD102 May 201332Loss24–8Ray BeltránUD106 Dec 201231Win24–7Alisher RahimovUD1025 May 201230Win23–7Yakubu AmiduUD1027 Jan 201229Win22–7Kim Dong-hyukSD1027 Feb 201128Loss21–7Lenny ZappavignaTKO1 (12), 31 Oct 201027Loss21–6Miguel VázquezUD1214 Aug 201026Win21–5Ammeth DíazTKO1 (12), 21 May 201025Win20–5Tyron HarrisTKO5 (10), 12 Feb 201024Win19–5Zolani MaraliTKO9 (12), 12 Sep 200923Win18–5Yu In-sooTKO4 (6), 20 Jul 200922Win17–5Yum Hyung-jooTKO2 (4), 17 Apr 200921Win16–5Gilbert SalinasTKO8 (8), 20 Mar 200920Win15–5Mo Jung-sukKO2 (4), 13 Dec 200819Win14–5Koba GogoladzeTKO1 (6), 26 May 200818Win13–5Edward ApaapKO3 (12), 4 Nov 200717Win12–5Jung Jae-kwangKO6 (12), 1 Jul 200716Win11–5Promboot TaweesinKO3 (12), 16 Dec 200615Win10–5Mark SalesSD1229 Oct 200614Win9–5Bae Soo-myungKO2 (10), 7 Oct 200613Loss8–5Makyo SugitaUD1016 Jul 200612Win8–4Lee Dong-kookKO5 (10), 22 Apr 200611Loss7–4Lim Heung-shikUD1014 Dec 200510Win7–3Wuxiao SongKO6 (10), 27 Oct 20059Win6–3Kim Jung-hoonKO2 (10), 25 Sep 20058Win5–3Nam Won-changPTS815 Jul 20057Win4–3Bae Han-wookKO5 (8), 6 May 20056Win3–3Park Hoon-sukPTS62 Apr 20055Loss2–3Yoon Byung-kyungKO1 (6), 26 Jan 20054Loss2–2Jo Joo-hwanPTS422 Dec 20043Win2–1Lee Woo-sukKO2 (4), 20 Dec 20042Win1–1Bae Han-wookKO2 (4), 24 Oct 20041Loss0–1Woo Woo-sungPTS45 Oct 2004
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