Age 32 Ye Joon Kim is a South Korean professional boxer who is all set to face off against Japanese ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue, find out more about him below
Kim will face off against Naoya Inoue, who will put his super bantamweight world title on the line after his challenger Sam Goodman withdrew.
Who is Korean boxer Ye Joon Kim, bio, age, height, weight, wife, nationality, boxing fight record and stats
UNDISPUTED CROWN ON THE LINE 👑@NaoyaInoue_410 and Ye Joon Kim get our fight week underway. #InoueKim | JAN 24 4:15AM ET | @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/MRZuMUS5dm
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) January 22, 2025
While Kim is still an amateur fighter, Inoue had to accept the challenge due to the fight set to take place on January 24.
Naoya Inoue Ye Joon Kim Purse payouts based on the contract deal reported a worth of $2m from which $1.5m share will be of Inoue based on the PPVs.
Ye Joon Kim vs Naoya Inoue fight details
Given below are the upcoming details of the upcoming fight between the two:
Fight date: Friday, January 24, 2025
Titles: IBF, WBC, and WBO Junior Featherweight Championship
Fight Venue: Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan
Start time: 2:00 AM (ET)/ 12:30 pm (IST)
Ye Joon Kim bio
Ye Joon Kim is a professional South Korean boxer who was born in Seoul, South Korea and is currently single and unmarried. He made his career debut in 2012 and has since fought in 25 official bouts. Kim generally fights with an orthodox stance. Back in his homeland, the South Korean fighter is known by the nickname ‘Pacquiweather’. During an interview, Kim shared about his nickname, stating:
I have a different style; a bit like Pacquiao with some versatility, ambidextrous punching, aggressive counter-punching. I can do shoulder punches. I think I have diverse skills.”
He further added:
But nowadays I’m known as ‘The Troublemaker’, because I like to complicate my opponents’ plans, causing them problems.”
Age and height
Ye Joon Kim is currently 32 years old and stands at a height of 5’4” or 163cm.
An *unfortunate* look at Naoya Inoue's late notice opponent, little known Ye-Joon Kim aka "Pacquiweather". Kim is 3-1 in his last four fights since May of 2019. pic.twitter.com/d9TNFYLrxi
— 𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔 (@KOJournals) January 11, 2025
Nationality
Kim is a South Korean national.
Ye Joon Kim career
There is not much information available about Kim’s boxing career. He has so far not faced any major opponents in the past. His notable defeat came against a 14-9 fighter called Rob Diezel back in April 2023. The fight notably took place across eight rounds in Auburn, Washington. Kim has also notably won twice in Japan, back in 2013 and 2014.
Fight record
Kim has a career fight record of 21-2-2, including 13 knockout wins.
Weight. 121.5. Name: Ye Joon Kim. Nickname: Troublemaker. Pro Boxing Record: 21-2-2 (Win-Loss-Draw). Current Boxing Streak: 2 Wins. Age: 32
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