※ Fruition after 2,164 days of professional debut…Winning the third round
※ Winning the third title, 11 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws in professional competitions
Fruition after 15 games since debut…TKO wins with overwhelming power
Seo Ryeo-kyung (35, Cheonan BEAT Son Jeong-oh Boxing), a pediatric and adolescent doctor at Cheonan Hospital affiliated with Soon Chun Hyang University, won the world title on 2164 days (5 years, 11 months and 4 days) and 15 games after her professional boxing debut.
The Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) mini-flyweight (47.6kg) championship match (2 minutes × 10 rounds) was held on Saturday, October 17, hosted by DND Promotion (CEO Kim Young-in) and organized by the Korea Boxing Commission (KBM).
World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum-weight Asian champion Seo Ryeo-kyung beat World Boxing Council (WBC) Atomweight (46.3kg) Asian champion Wisutta Sririttidet (25, Thailand) to become the WIBA throne. The minimum weight class is the same as the minimum weight class.
Seo Ryeo-kyung knocked down her opponent again 43 seconds into the third round after taking away the second round down. Referee Park Jae-shin of the Korea Boxing Commission declared TKO after judging that Wisutta Sririttidet could not continue the game.
a complete victory that dispelled concerns about opponent’s vigilance and home advantage
After passing the women’s International Boxing Association’s mini flyweight title match at the Grand Hotel Skyrock Room in Switzerland on October 16, Wisutta Sririttidet showed confidence in an interview with MK Sports, saying, “I had to realize the power difference on the ring the next day.”
[Wisutta 3rittidget]
“I’m not scared just because Seo Ryeo-kyung is an Asian champion of higher weight class than me. I’ve been training well to some extent. But… We will wait and see the verdict.”
Wisutta Sririttidet was wary that scoring could be advantageous for home players due to the nature of the away game, but these concerns became meaningless as Seo Rye-kyung ended the match with TKO early.
The 3rd title in my career…High KO rate and durability combined
With this victory, Seo Ryeo-kyung won 11 games, lost 1 game, and drew 3 games. It has a 72.73% KO winning rate (8/11) and excellent durability that has never lost to KO yet. After the KBM Women’s Light Flyweight (49kg) Champion and the WBA Women’s Minimumweight Champion, he became the WIBA Mini Flyweight Champion and won his third title in his career.
★ Re-challenge and make up for the first time in about 31 months
The Swiss Grand Hotel’s grand banquet hall is the place where it failed to become the mini-flyweight champion of the Women’s International Boxing Association in March 2024 by drawing with Ryuna Yoshikawa of Japan. Leaving the disappointment behind, Seo Ryeo-kyung finally won the top place in the same place with 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.
Seo Rye-kyung said, “There was a time when I had unsatisfactory, bad results right here. I worked out really hard to make up for my shortcomings,” he said, expressing his feelings about achieving his goal in 946 days (2 years, 7 months and 2 days).
Prospects for Conquest of Global Major titles
As of October 18, 2026, Seo Ryeo-kyung is second in the WBA minimum class and seventh in the World Boxing Organization (WBO) mini-flyweight class. ※ The WBA WBC International Boxing Federation (IBF) WBO is classified as one of the top four professional boxing organizations.
Hwang Hyun-chul, CEO of KBM, who broadcast the title match as an SBS sports commentator, expressed his expectation, saying, “If Seo Ryeo-kyung succeeds in defending the first title as the Asia Champion of the World Boxing Association in 2027, the opportunity to aim for the world top of major organizations again may come.”
Seo Ryeo-kyung Major Career and History in Professional Boxing
