Lee Ryol-li

{{Short description|Zainichi Korean boxer (born 1982)}}

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| 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

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| 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

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