Korea’s defector boxer girl
The story of a female boxer who found success in South Korea after defecting from the North.
Published On 1 Dec 2009
Al Jazeera’s Rahul Pathak tells the story of Choi Hyun-Mi, the female boxer who found fame, popularity and success in South Korea after defecting from the North.
Known as South Korea’s “Million Dollar Baby”, the 19-year-old has been the reigning WBA featherweight champion since 2007 following her family’s perilous journey from Pyongyang three years earlier.
Source: Al Jazeera, News Agencies