Park Yong-soo

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Yong-soo Park
Born1981
South Korea
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StyleTaekwondo, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofSeoul, South Korea
Kickboxing record
Total13
Wins4
By knockout3
Losses9
By knockout8
Last updated on: January 20, 2020

Yong-soo Park (born 1981) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner and heavyweight kickboxer who has fought professionally in K-1.

His most notable opponents include Kaoklai Kaennorsing, Musashi, and Jerome Le Banner.

Career[edit]

In December 2012, Park signed with the Glory promotion.[2]

He was scheduled to fight Singh Jaideep at Glory 5: London on March 23, 2013 in London, England[3] but was replaced by Daniel Sam.[4]

Park made his Glory debut at Glory 20: Dubai on April 3, 2015, facing Chi Lewis-Parry. He was knocked out just 25 seconds into the first round.[5]

Kickboxing record[edit]

Kickboxing record
4 wins (4 KOs), 9 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2015-04-03 Loss United Kingdom Chi Lewis Parry Glory 20: Dubai Dubai, UAE KO 1 0:25
2013-02-02 Loss China Yin Pengsen The Khan vs. Wulinfeng Seoul, Republic of Korea TKO (Referee-Stoppage) 3 2:38
2012-01-15 Win South Korea Yoo Yang-rae The Khan 3 Republic of Korea KO 1 0:42
2009-08-02 Loss India Singh Jaideep K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Seoul, Republic of Korea KO (Right hook) 2 1:35
2009-05-23 Loss Poland Martin Rozalski K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Lodz Lodz, Poland KO 3 0:32
2008-09-27 Loss South Korea Randy Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final Elimination Seoul, Republic of Korea KO 2 1:11
2008-07-13 Loss Japan Makoto Uehara K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei Taipei, Taiwan KO (Left Hook) Ex. R 1:26
2007-09-29 Loss France Jerome Le Banner K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Korea KO (Right punch) 1 0:54
2007-08-05 Loss Japan Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Quarter Finals Hong Kong KO (Left Hook) 2 0:48
2007-02-18 Loss Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 4(Ex.1) 3:00
2006-10-14 Win South Africa Paul Lungruff K-1 Rules African Bomba-Yaa Johannesburg, South Africa Decision 3 3:00
2006-09-16 Win Japan Daisuke Watanabe K-1 Khan 2006 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea KO (Left High Kick) 1 1:16
2006-06-03 Win Japan Rikijyo K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea KO 1 2:21
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yongsu 'super baby' Park : Glory Kickboxing".
  2. ^ GLORY Announces 7 New Fighter Signings, Including Kevin Ross
  3. ^ GLORY 5 London Fight Card
  4. ^ GLORY 5 London Finalized Fight Card, This Saturday March 23
  5. ^ "GLORY 20 & GLORY SUPERFIGHT SERIES DUBAI POST-FIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS, QUOTES AND RESULTS". FIGHTBOOK MMA. Retrieved 2020-01-20.