Lee Ryol-li

Lee Ryol-li
Born	(1982-05-20) May 20, 1982 (age 42) 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)
Nationality	North Korean
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Division	Super bantamweight Featherweight
Reach	68 in (173 cm)
Fighting out of	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Team	Yokohama Hikari Gym
Years active	2005–2013
Professional boxing record
Total	26
Wins	20
By knockout	10
Losses	4
Draws	2
Other information
University	Korea University
Website	[1]
Last updated on: October 2, 2010

Lee Ryol-li (born on May 20, 1982), or Retsuri Lee,^[1] 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.^[1] 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

• List of WBA world champions
• List of super bantamweight boxing champions

References

1. AFP (October 3, 2010). "Japan-based Lee new WBA super bantamweight champion". Bangkok Post. Retrieved October 3, 2010.

External links

• Official website Archived 2010-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Official blog
• Boxing record for Lee Ryol-li from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym	WBA super-bantamweight champion Regular title October 2, 2010 – December 10, 2010 Promoted	Vacant Title next held by Scott Quigg
Vacant Title last held by Celestino Caballero	WBA super-bantamweight champion December 10, 2010 – January 31, 2011	Succeeded by Akifumi Shimoda