Hi-Sup Shin Won Flyweight Gold in the Fifteenth Round
Hi-Sup Shin captured the IBF flyweight championship on August 2, 1986, stopping Bi-Won Chung in the fifteenth round in Incheon, South Korea. The South Korean southpaw held the belt until February 1987.
Career highlights
Shin’s title victory came at the end of the scheduled fifteen-round distance. He followed it with a successful defense against Henry Brent in Chuncheon on November 22, 1986, winning by thirteenth-round technical knockout.
That defense kept the championship in South Korea and set up Shin’s meeting with former light flyweight champion Dodie Boy Peñalosa.
The Peñalosa championship fight
Peñalosa stopped Shin in the fifth round in Incheon on February 22, 1987, becoming IBF flyweight champion. It was Shin’s final professional contest. His career finished with 37 victories, three defeats and one draw, including the late-round championship win and the successful defense that defined his time as champion.
Shin’s professional debut came on November 17, 1980. Before reaching the IBF championship, he had already challenged Santos Laciar in July 1983 and suffered a first-round stoppage defeat. He rebuilt his record with victories including knockouts of Nongberd Naphataya and a fourth-round stoppage of Titing Dignos in March 1986. That recovery preceded his successful challenge against Chung and his subsequent title defense against Brent later in the same year.
Sources
- BoxRec: Shin’s background and IBF title reign
- BoxRec: Shin’s title victory, defense and loss
- Asian Boxing: Shin’s only successful title defense and final career bout
- KorBoxing: Shin’s professional record
