Park Yong-soo

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Yong-soo Park
Born1981
South Korea
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Style Taekwondo, Kickboxing
Fighting out of Seoul, South Korea
Kickboxing record
Total13
Wins4
By knockout3
Losses9
By knockout8
Last updated on: January 20, 2020

Yong-soo Park (born 1981) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner and heavyweight kickboxer who has fought professionally in K-1.

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His most notable opponents include Kaoklai Kaennorsing, Musashi, and Jerome Le Banner.

Career

In December 2012, Park signed with the Glory promotion. [2]

He was scheduled to fight Singh Jaideep at Glory 5: London on March 23, 2013 in London, England [3] but was replaced by Daniel Sam. [4]

Park made his Glory debut at Glory 20: Dubai on April 3, 2015, facing Chi Lewis-Parry. He was knocked out just 25 seconds into the first round. [5]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
4 wins (4 KOs), 9 losses, 0 draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2015-04-03Loss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chi Lewis Parry Glory 20: Dubai Dubai, UAE KO10:25
2013-02-02Loss Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Pengsen The Khan vs. Wulinfeng Seoul, Republic of Korea TKO (Referee-Stoppage)32:38
2012-01-15Win Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Yang-raeThe Khan 3 Republic of Korea KO10:42
2009-08-02Loss Flag of India.svg Singh Jaideep K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Seoul, Republic of Korea KO (Right hook)21:35
2009-05-23Loss Flag of Poland.svg Martin Rozalski K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Lodz Lodz, Poland KO30:32
2008-09-27Loss Flag of South Korea.svg Randy Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final Elimination Seoul, Republic of Korea KO21:11
2008-07-13Loss Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Uehara K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei Taipei, Taiwan KO (Left Hook)Ex. R1:26
2007-09-29Loss Flag of France.svg Jerome Le Banner K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Korea KO (Right punch)10:54
2007-08-05Loss Flag of Japan.svg Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Quarter Finals Hong Kong KO (Left Hook)20:48
2007-02-18Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Kaoklai Kaennorsing K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous)4(Ex.1)3:00
2006-10-14Win Flag of South Africa.svg Paul LungruffK-1 Rules African Bomba-Yaa Johannesburg, South Africa Decision33:00
2006-09-16Win Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Watanabe K-1 Khan 2006 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea KO (Left High Kick)11:16
2006-06-03Win Flag of Japan.svg Rikijyo K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea KO12:21
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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