Chi In-jin

This is a Korean name; the family name is Chi.
Chi In-Jin
Statistics
Real name Chi In-Jin
Rated at Featherweight
Height 5ft. 7in. (1.70m)
Nationality South Korea South Korean
Born (1973-07-18) July 18, 1973
Seoul, South Korea
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 35
Wins 31
Wins by KO 18
Losses 3
Draws 1
No contests 0

Chi In-jin (Korean: 지인진, Hanja: 池仁珍, born July 18, 1973, in Seoul) is a South Korean former boxer in the featherweight division. He is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion.

Career

Boxing

Chi made his debut as a professional boxer on November 20, 1991. After losing his pro debut, he went unbeaten in his next 24 bouts. He challenged WBC Featherweight Title holder Erik Morales on July 28, 2001, but lost a unanimous decision. On October 18, 2003, the brawling Chi got another shot at the vacant WBC featherweight title against Michael Brodie, but came up short of the title with a draw. In the rematch the following year, he knocked out Brodie in the 7th round. After defending the title twice, he lost the belt to Takashi Koshimoto in 2006 via split decision.[1]

Chi recaptured the WBC featherweight title with a unanimous decision over defending titlist Rudy Lopez at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul, Korea, in December 2006. Scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 116-113. Koshimoto had been defeated by Lopez in his first defense, yielding the belt to Lopez before it was regained by Chi.

Kickboxing

On July 31, 2007, Chi announced he was vacating his title.[2] He will instead participate in K-1 kickboxing.[3]

On February 24, 2008, Chi made his debut as a K-1 fighter on the K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul. He defeated Ryuji Kajiwara by 3-0 unanimous decision on the extra rounds.[4]

Kickboxing record

1 Wins, 1 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
20 March 2009 Loss Japan Shingo Garyu K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009, Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
24 February 2008 Win Japan Ryuji Kajiwara K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul, Korea Decision (Ext.R) 4 3:00

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Boxing championships

Preceded by
Erik Morales
Vacated
WBC Featherweight Champion
10 Apr 2004– 29 Jan 2006
Succeeded by
Takashi Koshimoto
Preceded by
Rodolfo López
WBC Featherweight Champion
17 Dec 2006– 31 July 2007
retired
Succeeded by
Jorge Linares
Interim champ promoted
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