Choi Yo-sam

Choi Yo-sam
Data
Birth Name
Weight class	Flyweight
nationality	South Korean
birthday	March 1, 1972
place of birth	Jeongeup
Date of death	January 3, 2008
Place of death	Seoul
Combat Statistics
Struggles	37
Victories	32
Knockout victories	19th
Defeats	5
draw	0
Profile in the BoxRec database

Korean spelling
Hangeul	최요삼
Hanja	崔 堯 森
Revised Romanization	Choe Yo-sam
McCune- Reischauer	Ch'oe Yosam
See also : Korean name

Choi Yo-sam (born March 1, 1972 in Jeongeup , Jeollabuk-do ; † January 3, 2008 in Seoul ) was a South Korean professional boxer and world champion according to the version of the WBC .

Life

Choi Yo-sam became a professional boxer in 1993 and won the WBC world championship in light flyweight six years later with a win against Saman Sorjaturong from Thailand . Choi defended this title three times before losing it to Jorge Arce ( Mexico ) in 2002 after a technical knockout in the 6th round . After this defeat, the South Korean fought a weight class higher in the flyweight division , where he was able to knock out two compatriots Kim Jin-ho and Kim Jae-ho . In 2004 Choi returned to the light flyweight division again to box against the Colombian Beibis Mendoza for the interim title of the WBA . After 12 rounds, however, the man from South Korea had to admit defeat by a unanimous point decision in favor of the South American.

Then Choi Yo-sam finally rose to flyweight, where he finally challenged WBA world champion Lorenzo Parra from Venezuela . The man from South Korea also lost this fight unanimously on points.

On September 16, 2007 Choi fought against the Thai Terdkiat Jandaeng for the vacant intercontinental title of the WBO , where he was finally declared the unanimous point winner after 12 rounds. On December 25, 2007, Choi defended his title for the first time against Heri Amol from Indonesia . Shortly before the end of the last round, the defending champion went to the ground, but was able to bring the fight to an end and win on points. Immediately after the announcement of the verdict, Choi Yo-sam lost consciousness while still in the ring and had to be taken to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with brain death on January 2, 2008 and died after switching off the ventilator on January 3, 2008 at 12:18 a.m. local time.

After the athlete's death, six of his organs were removed. He had declared during his lifetime that he wanted to donate them.

Individual evidence

1. ^ "South Koreans after a fight in a coma" , sport.t-online.de, December 26, 2007
2. ↑ “Yo Sam Choi Passes Away at Age 35,” BoxingScene.com, Jan. 2, 2008
3. ^ "Brain Dead Boxer Choi Donates Organs" The Korea Times, January 2, 2008

Web links

• Choi Yo-sam in the BoxRec database

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Choi is the family name here, Yo-sam is the first name.