Choi Shin-hee (; 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.
By Jerry Magee, ''UNION-TRIBUNE'' July 3, 2007 She was defeated in 2007 by Elena Reid. She retired in 2008 and owns the Seongnam Boxing Gym. Her boxing nickname was “The Beauty”.
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.
In 2005 Choi traveled to China to face
Maribel Zurita
Maribel "Little Thunder" Zurita (born January 14, 1979) is an American boxer. She is the Women's International Boxing Association, WIBA Light Flyweight World Champion and former International Female Boxers Association, IFBA Flyweight World Champ ...
for the IFBA Flyweight World Championship and won by split-decision. Eight months later she successfully defended and won the IFBA Flyweight World Championship in Seongnam City against Jet Izumi of Japan. 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,
Choi fought
Elena Reid
Elena A. Reid (born November 1, 1981) is an American former boxer and mixed martial artist. She is a former WIBA and IFBA Flyweight Champion.
Early life
Reid was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1981. Reid attended St. Mary's High School (Phoenix, ...
in Temecula, California losing the title by decision.
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.
"Cho PD releases new MV for Victory 2010"
''AllKpop'', March 8, 2010
Professional boxing record
References
External links
BoxRec profile
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1983 births
Sportspeople from Seongnam
Living people
South Korean women boxers
Boxing commentators
World boxing champions
Lightweight boxers