Lee Ryol-li
{{Short description|Zainichi Korean boxer (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox martial artist
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|05|20}}
| birth_place = Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
| native_name = Ri Retsuri (李 冽理, Japanese)
Lee Yol-Li (이 열리 in South Korean)
Lee Ryol-Li (리 렬리 in North Korean)
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| nationality = {{flagicon|North Korea}} North Korean
| height ={{Height|ft=5|in=8.5}}
| reach =68 in
| weight =
| weight_class = Super bantamweight
Featherweight
| stance = Orthodox
| fighting_out_of = Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
| team = Yokohama Hikari Gym
| years_active = 2005–2013
| box_win = 20
| box_kowin = 10
| box_loss = 4
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| box_draw = 2
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| university =Korea University
| website =[http://beryland.com/]
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| updated = October 2, 2010
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Lee Ryol-li (born on May 20, 1982), or Retsuri Lee,{{Cite web|author=AFP|date=October 3, 2010|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/199385/japan-based-lee-new-wba-super-bantamweight-champion|title=Japan-based Lee new WBA super bantamweight champion|publisher=Bangkok Post|accessdate=October 3, 2010}} is a Japanese-born North Korean retired professional boxer. He was born in Kadoma, Osaka, and lives in Yokohama, Kanagawa.
Biography
Lee won his first fight by third-round KO in 2005. He won the Japanese featherweight title in 2010, and defended the title once before fighting for a world title.
He captured the WBA super bantamweight title against Thai Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym on October 2, 2010 at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. He earned a 5 million yen bonus for the fight.
Lee is also affiliated with Chongryon, or the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a group of ethnic Koreans in Japan that is sympathetic to North Korea.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://beryland.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104052910/http://beryland.com/ |date=2010-11-04 }}
- [http://ameblo.jp/letslee/ Official blog]
- {{Boxrec|id=326078}}
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{{s-bef | before=Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym}}
{{s-ttl | title=WBA super-bantamweight champion
Regular title
|years=October 2, 2010 – December 10, 2010
Promoted}}
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{{s-vac|last=Celestino Caballero}}
{{s-ttl | title=WBA super-bantamweight champion
|years= December 10, 2010 – January 31, 2011}}
{{s-aft | after=Akifumi Shimoda}}
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Category:People from Kadoma, Osaka
Category:Martial artists from Yokohama
Category:Martial artists from Osaka Prefecture
Category:Super-bantamweight boxers
Category:World Boxing Association champions
Category:World super-bantamweight boxing champions
Category:World boxing champions
Category:Zainichi Korean sportspeople