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{{Infobox Boxer |
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|name=Yo-Sam Choi |
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|weight=[[Light flyweight]] |
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|nationality= {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea]]n |
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|realname=Yo-Sam Choi |
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|image=Yo-Sam Choi.jpg |
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|birth_date=[[March 1]], [[1972]] |
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|birth_place=[[Jeongeup]], [[Jeollabukdo]], [[South Korea]] |
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|death_date={{death date and age|2008|1|3|1972|3|1|mf=y}} |
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|death_place=[[Seoul]] |
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|style=Orthodox |
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|total=37 |
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|wins=32 |
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|KO=19 |
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|losses=5 |
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|draws=0 |
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|no contests=0 |
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|}} |
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'''Choi, Yo-Sam''' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 최요삼, [[Hanja]]: 崔堯三/崔堯森, [[March 1]], [[1972]] – [[January 3]], [[2008]]) was a [[Koreans|Korean]] former world [[boxing]] champion. He was born in [[Jeongeup]], [[Jeollabukdo]], [[South Korea]]. |
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==Pro career== |
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Choi turned pro in 1993 and won the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] light flyweight title in 1999 with a decision win over [[Saman Sorjaturong]]. He successfully defended the title three times before losing it to [[Jorge Arce]] by a 6th round technical knockout in 2002. In 2003, he lost a decision to Beibis Mendoza for the interim [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] light flyweight title. In 2004, he moved up in weight to take on [[Lorenzo Parra]] for the WBA flyweight title and lost a decision. |
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==Death== |
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On [[December 25]], [[2007]], he successfully defended the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] Inter-Continental [[flyweight]] title with an unanimous decision victory over Heri Amol. In the 12th round, Choi was dropped with five seconds remaining, but beat the count and went on to win the fight. He collapsed while still in the ring after the bout and was rushed to the [[Soonchunhyang University Hospital]] immediately after the fight in order to undergo emergency brain surgery. Choi died on [[January 3]], [[2008]], when he was removed from a [[ventilator]] after having been pronounced [[brain-dead]] the day before<ref>{{cite web |
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| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/01/02/korean.boxer.ap/index.html?section=si_latest |
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| title = Choi Yo-sam officially declared dead |
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| accessdate = 2008-01-13 |
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| date = 2008-01-03 |
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| publisher = Sports Illustrated |
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| language = English |
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}}</ref>. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of male boxers]] |
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* [[List of WBC world champions]] |
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* [[Duk Koo Kim|Duk-Koo Kim]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{boxrec|id=005228}} |
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* [http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=AtYBR_O1stFaz1iGdii2baeUxLYF?slug=ys-maxboxchoi011008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Looking at Yo Sam Choi] |
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before=[[Saman Sorjaturong]]| |
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title=[[WBC Light Flyweight Champion]]| |
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after=[[Jorge Arce]]| |
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years=[[October 17]], [[1999]] – [[July 6]], [[2002]] |
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}} |
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{{end box}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Yo-Sam}} |
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[[Category:1972 births]] |
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[[Category:2008 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Korean boxers]] |
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[[Category:WBC Champions]] |
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[[Category:World boxing champions]] |
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[[Category:World Light flyweight Champions]] |
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[[Category:Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing]] |
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[[da:Choi Yo-Sam]] |
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[[de:Choi Yo-Sam]] |
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[[eo:Yo-Sam Choi]] |
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[[fr:Choi Yo-Sam]] |
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[[it:Yo-Sam Choi]] |
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[[ko:최요삼]] |
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[[id:Yo-sam Choi]] |
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[[ja:崔堯森]] |
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[[ru:Чой, Йо-Сам]] |
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[[fi:Choi Yo-Sam]] |
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[[zh:崔堯三]] |
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Revision as of 10:14, 24 January 2008
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