Yong-soo Choi (; born August 20, 1972 in
Dangjin
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,
South Chungcheong Province
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South Korea
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) is a former
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In 1993, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation super featherweight title.
In 1995, Choi became the
WBA super featherweight champion with a technical KO win over
Victor Hugo Paz. He defended the belt seven times before losing it to
Takanori Hatakeyama in 1998.
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1972 births
Super-featherweight boxers
World Boxing Association champions
World super-featherweight boxing champions
Living people
South Korean male boxers
Sportspeople from Dangjin
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