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December 11th 1999-Gyeongju Gymnasium, Gyeongju, South Korea Yong Soo Choi (26-3-1, 16) vs Joe Escriber (27-16-3, 11) In December 1999 former WBA Super Featherweight champion Yong Soo Choi [최용수] faced Filipino Joe Escriber, in what would turn out to be Choi's final bout for more than 2 years.
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October 10th 1994-Tokyo, Japan Yong Soo Choi (14-2, 10) Vs Yamato Mitani (4-0, 4) I Over the last few years we have tried to get more and more people to watch bouts featuring Korean warrior Yong Soo Choi [최용수], a regular in our Closet Classic series. One of his bouts that was long regarded as being "lost" was his first clash with former Japanese amateur stand out Yamato Mitani [三谷大和], who was then 4-0 (4) and regarded as a rising star of Japanese boxing. October 5th 1997-Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Yong Soo Choi (23-2, 13) Vs Takanori Hatakeyama (20-0, 16) I In 1997 we saw the WBA Super Featherweight champion Yong Soo Choi [최용수] travel from South Korea to Japan where he took on popular Japanese fighter Takanori Hatakeyama [畑山隆則] in the first of 2 sensational wars between the two men. This brutal contest set the stage for their rematch, which would take place 11 months later. June 19th 1999-Grand Hotel, Busan, South Korea Yong Soo Choi (25-3-1, 15) vs Ariel Neri (11-8-1, 6) Two fights after losing the WBA Super Featherweight title to Takanori Hatakeyama Korean tough guy Yong Soo Choi [최용수] faced off with Filipino foe Ariel Neri in Busan. May 13th 2002-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Yong Soo Choi (27-3-1, 17) vs Petcharoon Wor Surapol (6-6, 2) In May 2002, more than 2 years after his last bout, former WBA Super Featherweight champion Yong Soo Choi [최용수] returned to the ring to take on Thai foe Petcharoon Wor Surapol, in what was Choi's first bout after transferring to a Japanese gym in 2002. April 18th 1998-Hilton Hotel, Seoul, South Korea Yong Soo Choi (23-2-1, 13) vs Gilberto Serrano (14-3-1, 12) Back in 1998 exciting Korean Yong Soo Choi [최용수], the then WBA Super Featherweight champion, took on on former champion Gilberto Serrano in Seoul. October 5th 1997-Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Takanori Hatakeyama (20-0, 16) vs Yong Soo Choi I (23-2, 13) In 1997 Japan's Takanori Hatakeyama [畑山隆則] had his first bout with WBA Super Featherweight champion Yong Soo Choi [최용수] form South Korea, and what an amazing bout this was! A truly brutal thriller that the two would repeat 11 months later. January 27th 1996-Waseda University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan Yong Soo Choi (18-2, 12) vs Yamato Mitani (7-1, 6) II In 1994 Yong Soo Choi gave Yamato Mitani his first professional loss. Choi would go on to win the WBA Super Featherweight title and give Mitani two rematches in 1996. This is the first of those rematches, and it was a fantastic war. April 16th 2016-Hoseo Highschool, Dangjin, South Korea Yong Soo Choi (29-4-1, 19) vs Kazuya Nakano (9-5-1, 7) In 2016 we saw Korean fighter Yong Song Choi return to the ring at the age of 43 to take on Kazuya Nakano of Japan. Choi had been a world champion in the mid 1990's but retired following a loss in 2003, making this his first fight in over 13 years! March 27th 1999-88 Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Yong Soo Choi (24-3-1, 14) Vs Ric Ramirez (24-21-1, 9) In 1998 Korean fighter Yong Soo Choi lost the WBA Super Featherweight title. In his first bout following that loss he took on journeyman Ric Ramirez |
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