Kim Ye-joon

Kim Ye-joon
Personal information
Nickname
Troublemaker
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1992-10-10) October 10, 1992
Seoul, South Korea
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins22
Win by KO14
Losses3
Draws2

Kim Ye-joon (Korean: 김예준; Hanja: 金藝俊, born October 10, 1992) is a South Korean professional boxer, who challenged for the undisputed super bantamweight title in 2025.

Early life

Born on October 10, 1992, Kim's early life was marked by hardship as an orphan left in a facility at age five, facing relentless bullying due to his circumstances, leading to feelings of being an outcast, which drove him to boxing as an escape and path to identity. He never knew his parents and wasn't adopted, but boxing gave him discipline and a chance to overcome his past struggles. He discovered boxing as a way to cope with bullying, finding strength and a new sense of self, eventually dropping out of university to pursue it professionally.[1][2]

Professional career

Debut

At the age of 19 years old on February 28, 2012, Kim made his professional boxing debut against Pil Joon Kim, winning the fight via 4 round split decision.

Undisputed Super bantamweight title fight

January 10, 2025, it was reported that on January 24, 2025, Kim will fight for the undisputed super bantamweight title against champion Naoya Inoue as replacement for injured Sam Goodman.[3] Kim lost the fight by 4th round knockout. This was the first and only knockout loss of Kim's career[4][5]

Kim vs Tongdee

On November 11, 2025, Kim returned to the ring against former WBO bantamweight title challenger Yuttapong Tongdee. Kim won the fight by 4th round knockout.[6][7]

Professional boxing record

27 fights 22 wins 3 losses
By knockout 14 1
By decision 8 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 Win 22–3–2 Yuttapong Tongdee KO 4 (10), 1:02 Nov 28, 2025 MISA Cannt Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan Won inaugural WBA Asia Gold super bantamweight title
26 Loss 21–3–2 Naoya Inoue KO 4 (12), 2:25 Jan 24, 2025 Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring super bantamweight titles
25 Win 21–2–2 Rakesh Lohchab TKO 5 (10), 3:00 May 9, 2024 World Siam Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Won vacant WBO Oriental super bantamweight title
24 Win 20–2–2 John Basan TKO 1 (8), 1:22 July 7, 2023 Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
23 Loss 19–2–2 Rob Diezel MD 8 Apr 15, 2023 Green River Center, Auburn, Washington, U.S.
22 Win 19–1–2 Ruben Montoya Ramirez TKO 4 (8) Oct 29, 2022 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
21 Win 18–1–2 Ryo Kosaka RTD 9 (12), 3:00 May 6, 2019 Yedang Lake Culture Square, Yesan, South Korea
20 Win 17–1–2 Anocha Phuangkaew KO 4 (8) Mar 3, 2019 Seocho Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
19 Win 16–1–2 Waldo Sabu KO 2 (10), 2:54 Nov 17, 2018 Hadong Gymnasium, Hadong, South Korea
18 Win 15–1–2 Yuki Strong Kobayashi UD 12 Nov 6, 2016 Garden 5, Seoul, South Korea Retained IBF Asia super bantamweight title
17 Win 14–1–2 Aekkawee Kaewmanee UD 10 Mar 27, 2016 Yongsan Culture Center, Seoul, South Korea
16 Win 13–1–2 Angky Angkotta KO 6 (12), 2:42 Dec 12, 2015 Yesan Girls High School, Yesan, South Korea Retained IBF Asia super bantamweight title
15 Win 12–1–2 Yoshihiro Utsumi RTD 7 (12), 3:00 Jul 20, 2015 Lotte Hotel, Ulsan, South Korea Retained IBF Asia super bantamweight title
14 Win 11–1–2 Virgil Puton SD 12 Mar 29, 2015 Lotte Hotel, Ulsan, South Korea Won vacant IBF Asia super bantamweight title
13 Win 10–1–2 Yoshiyuki Takabayashi TKO 7 (8) 2:34 Nov 9, 2014 Junggu Hall, Seoul, South Korea
12 Win 9–1–2 Chaloemchai Khrithammarat KO 4 (10) 2:19 Aug 30, 2014 Yesan Girls High School, Yesan, South Korea
11 Win 8–1–2 Akihiro Matsumoto TKO 9 (10), 1:14 Mar 13, 2014 Sangyo Hall, Kanazawa, Japan Won vacant WBC Youth super bantamweight title
10 Win 7–1–2 Jong Min Jung TKO 8 (10), 1:37 Feb 9, 2014 Hoban Gymnasium, Chuncheon, South Korea
9 Win 6–1–2 Sa Myung Noh UD 8 Dec 8, 2013 Seongju Gymnasium, Seongju, South Korea
8 Win 5–1–2 Hyun Je Shin UD 6 Oct 20, 2013 Puno Boxing Gymnasium, Gimpo, South Korea
7 Draw 4–1–2 Jin Wook Lim SD 6 Jul 20, 2013 Yesan Highschool, Yesan, South Korea
6 Win 4–1–1 Masatoshi Tomita MD 4 Apr 21, 2013 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Draw 3–1–1 Dong Kwan Lee MD 4 Nov 26, 2012 Olympic Hall, Ansan, South Korea
4 Win 3–1 Takafumi Miura TKO 2 (4), 0:57 Jul 14, 2012 Chungnam Marine High School, Boryeong, South Korea
3 Win 2–1 Jae Hwan In UD 4 Apr 29, 2012 Chungeui Temple, Yesan, South Korea
2 Loss 1–1 Sa Myung Noh UD 4 Mar 8, 2012 Culture Center, Wanju, South Korea
1 Win 1–0 Pil Joon Kim SD 4 Feb 29, 2012 Culture Center, Wanju, South Korea

References

  1. ^ "Ye Joon Kim's Dream Date With The Monster". ringmagazine.com. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ye Joon Kim's manager sees underdog spirit in orphan-come-contender". boxingscene.com. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Goodman withdraws for fight vs Inoue". espn.com. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "代役挑戦者・金芸俊は衝撃ＫＯ負けに号泣 「来い」直後に井上尚弥の右でダウン→悶絶でタオル投入 １７年６カ月ぶりの韓国人王者誕生ならず". daily.co.jp (in Japanese). January 24, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Inoue demolished Kim and remains undisputed champion". wbaboxing.com. January 24, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "rival leaves foe violently vomiting after sickening body shot KO". talksport.com. November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "Gross! Boxer violently pukes through the ropes after suffering brutal body shot knockout". mmamania.com. November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
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