Lim Chi-Bin (born October 9, 1979), often anglicised to Chi-Bin Lim, is a South Korean welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Khan Gym / Team Chi Bin in Seoul. He is the three times Korea K-1 MAX champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.^[1]

Biography

Chi Bin Lim made his K-1 debut at the K-1 World MAX 2005 Open in an elimination fight for a place at the K-1 World MAX Final against K-1 MAX legend Masato, whom he lost to by unanimous decision. The next year Lim entered and won the K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Busan event, defeating Su Hwan Lee in the final by technical knockout and qualifying for the K-1 World MAX 2006 Open. As with the previous year Lim would be unable to progress to the final, losing to Takayuki Kohiruimaki via technical knockout.

Lim would return to tournament action at the K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 in Seoul. Due to the previous years win he would be the event favourite. He managed to progress to the final but lost in a re-match of last years final by knockout to Su Hwan Lee. This meant that he was unable to participate in the K-1 World MAX Final Elimination. In 2008 Chi Bin Lim won the K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul Asia Tournament in devastating fashion, stopping all three of his opponents and earning himself a spot at the K-1 World MAX Final 16. As with his previous attempts he was unable to make the final, losing to Yasuhiro Kido by knockout.

2009 would again see Lim enter and win his regional qualifying event - beating local rival Su Hwan Lee in the final and qualifying for the K-1 World MAX Final 16. Once again Chi Bin Lim was unable to make the grade, losing a close decision to yet another Japanese fighter, Yuya Yamamoto. Due to an injury he found his opportunities limited in 2010 and was not given an opportunity to qualify for the K-1 World MAX final . He did have one highlight of that year, however, defeating Valdet Gashi in just 16 seconds at the 2010 W.A.K.O. PRO World Challenge.

He competed in the eight-man tournament at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam on May 3, 2013,^[2][3] losing to eventual champion Yuta Kubo via a second round body shot KO in the quarter-finals.^[4][5][6]

He lost to Mosab Amrani at Qabala Fight Series #1 in Qabala, Azerbaijan on June 29, 2014, suffering a knockdown with a knee to the body before being finished him a kick to the same spot shortly after.^[7][8]

He participated in the 2015 Glory Featherweight tournament. In the semifinals, he rematched Mosab Amrani. Amrani won the fight by a first round TKO.^[9]

He likewise took part in the 2016 Featherweight tournament. Lim lost by a second round TKO to Matt Embree in the semifinals.^[10]

Titles

• 2009 K-1 Award & MAX Korea champion
• 2008 K-1 Asia MAX in Seoul Asia Tournament champion
• 2007 K-1 Fighting Network KHAN in Seoul runner up
• 2006 K-1 Fighting Network KHAN in Busan champion
• 2011 M-1 Welterweight champion
• 2011 W.A.K.O Pro Super Welterweight champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

23 Wins (14 (T)KO's, 9 Decisions), 14 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2016-09-09	Loss	Matt Embree	Glory 33: New Jersey - Featherweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals	Trenton, New Jersey	TKO	2	3:00
2015-12-04	Loss	Mosab Amrani	Glory 26: Amsterdam - Featherweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO	1	1:32
2014-06-29	Loss	Mosab Amrani	Qabala Fight Series #1	Qabala, Azerbaijan	KO (left body kick)	1	1:28
2013-05-03	Loss	Yuta Kubo	Glory 8: Tokyo - 65 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	KO (body shot)	2
2011-09-06	Win	Wesley Wein	2011 W.A.K.O World Championship in Chun Ju Chiu Cheon	Chun Ju, South Korea	KO	1	2:00
Wins W.A.K.O Pro Super Welterweight Title.
2011-07-18	Win	Mosab Amrani	REBELS 8 & It's Showtime	Tokyo, Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
Fight will be for It's Showtime 65MAX top contender spot to face the current 65MAX champion Orono Wor Petchpun.
2011-04-24	Win	Daiki Watabe	REBELS 7[11]	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2010-10-03	Win	Hideaki Kikkawa	K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16 - Part 2, Super Fight	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2010-08-21	Win	Valdet Gashi	2010 W.A.K.O. PRO World Challenge	Seoul, South Korea	KO	1	0:16
2009-09-26	Win	Tahir Menxhiqi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-07-26	Win	Tatsuji	Rise 57	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-04-21	Loss	Yuya Yamamoto	K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 16	Fukuoka, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8.
2009-03-20	Win	Su Hwan Lee	K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009 Final	Seoul, South Korea	KO	3	1:50
Wins K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009 and qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16.
2009-03-20	Win	Se Ki Kim	K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009 Semi Final	Seoul, South Korea	KO	1	1:30
2009-03-20	Win	Min Sook Kwon	K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009 Quarter Final	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2008-04-09	Loss	Yasuhiro Kido	K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 16	Hiroshima, Japan	KO (Right Knee Strike)	1	0:40
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8.
2008-02-24	Win	K.MAX	K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul Asia Tournament Final	Seoul, South Korea	KO (Left Hook)	3	2:06
Wins K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul Asia Tournament and qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16.
2008-02-24	Win	Doo Suk Oh	K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul Asia Tournament Semi Final	Seoul, South Korea	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	2	0:33
2008-02-24	Win	Satoru Suzuki	K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul Asia Tournament Quarter Final	Seoul, South Korea	TKO (Low Kick)	3	0:38
2007-07-21	Loss	Artur Kyshenko	K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007	Seoul, South Korea	KO (Low Kicks)	2	1:04
2007-02-18	Loss	Su Hwan Lee	K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 in Seoul Final	Seoul, South Korea	KO	1	1:50
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination.
2007-02-18	Win	Yeon Jong Kim	K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 in Seoul Semi Final	Seoul, South Korea	KO	3	1:40
2007-02-18	Win	Naoki Samukawa	K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 in Seoul Quarter Final	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-09-16	Loss	Virgil Kalakoda	K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Seoul	Seoul, South Korea	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2006-05-05	Loss	Takayuki Kohiruimaki	K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open	Tokyo, Japan	TKO	3	2:46
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Final.
2006-02-25	Win	Su Hwan Lee	K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Busan Final	Busan, South Korea	TKO	3	1:30
Wins K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Busan and qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open.
2006-02-25	Win	Sung Hwan Park	K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Busan Semi Final	Busan, South Korea	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2006-02-25	Win	Jong Yoon Choi	K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Busan Quarter Final	Busan, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-11-05	Loss	Albert Kraus	K-1 Fighting Network Korea MAX 2005	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-09-25	Loss	Hiroki Shishido	WSBA "Shoot Boxing 20th Anniversary Series 4th"	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2005-06-26	Win	Kenichi Ogata	WSBA "Shoot Boxing 20th Anniversary Series 3rd"	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Doctor Stoppage, Cut)	2	3:00
2005-06-04	Win	David Fernandez	KOMA(King Of Martial Arts) MS 'The Fame'	South Korea	KO	1	0:10
2005-05-04	Loss	Masato	K-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament Open	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2005 Final.
2004-10-13	Loss	Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn	XENIA X-Fighter	Seoul, Korea	KO	4	2:15
2003-01-04	Win	Atsushi Otsuki	AJKF KICK ENERGY	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Corner Stoppage)	4	0:33
2003-03-08	Win	Satoshi Kobayashi	AJKF Lightweight Tournament	Tokyo, Japan	KO	2	1:53
2002-12-01	Win	Yuya Yamamoto	龍PROMOTION I.K.M.F. Korea - Japan 4VS4 Match	South Korea	Decision	5	3:00
2002-10-17	Win	Takahito Fujimasa	AJKF Brandnew Fight	Tokyo, Japan	KO	2	0:25
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events

References

External links

• K-1.de - Your Source for Everything K-1 - Chi Bin Lim fighter's profile