My Lovely Boxer

My Lovely Boxer^[5] (Korean: 순정복서) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Sang-yeob, Kim So-hye, Park Ji-hwan, Kim Hyung-mook, Kim Jin-woo, Ha Seung-ri, and Chae Won-bin. It premiered on KBS2 on August 21, 2023, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 21:45 (KST).^[1][6][7]

My Lovely Boxer
Promotional poster
Hangul	순정복서
Lit.	Pure Boxer
RR	Sunjeongbokseo
MR	Sunjŏngboksŏ
Genre	Sports drama[1] Romance[2]
Based on	Pure Boxer by Chu Jong-nam
Written by	Kim Min-joo[1]
Directed by	Choi Sang-yeol[1] Hong Eun-mi[1]
Starring	Lee Sang-yeob Kim So-hye Park Ji-hwan Kim Hyung-mook Kim Jin-woo Ha Seung-ri Chae Won-bin
Music by	Kenzie[3] Lee Na-il[3]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Lee Jung-mi (KBS)[3]
Producers	Kim Chang-min[3] Oh Hyung-il[3]
Running time	70 minutes[4]
Production companies	Acemaker Movieworks[1] Cornerstone[1] Hello I Am Newtopia[1]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	August 21 (2023-08-21) – October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)

Synopsis

The series follows the story of a female boxing star who disappeared three years ago to live a new life and faces a new turning point in life upon meeting a cold-blooded agent who treats sports success and athletes with match-fixing for money.

Cast

Main

• Lee Sang-yeob as Kim Tae-young: an S&P Sports Agent who attracts talented players and retires them in a short period of time.^[8]
• Kim So-hye as Lee Kwon-sook: a genius boxer who emerged as a boxing star at the age of 17.^[8]
• Park Ji-hwan as Kim Oh-bok: a professional match-fixer.^[9]
• Kim Hyung-mook as Lee Chul-yong: Kwon-sook's father who is a former WBA lightweight champion.^[6]
• Kim Jin-woo as Han Jae-min: Kwon-sook's first love.^[10]
• Ha Seung-ri as Jeong Su-yeon: About Sports's team leader.^[6]
• Chae Won-bin as Han Ah-reum: Korea's best bantamweight boxing champion who has won the world's top 3 championships.^[11]

Supporting

Tae-young's athletes

• Choi Jae-woong as Kim Hee-won: Tae-young's long-time athlete who was closer than his own brother.^[12][6]
• Kim Hee-chan as Choi Ho-joong: Tae-young's junior and Kwon-sook's training partner who is a former WBO lightweight champion.^[6]

S&P people

• Yoon In-jo as Lee Young-ae^[6]
• Kim Sang-woo as Go Seon-jae: a junior employee at S&P Sports Agent.^[13]

People in Boxing

• Sung No-jin as Trainer Song: The best trainer in Korea who discovered Ah-reum and raised her to become a world champion.^[12]
• Lim Young-joo as Park Hyejin: a senior boxer who gets along with Ah-reum like sister.^[12]
• Han Da-sol as Jo A-ra: Kwon-sook's opponent.^[12]

Kindergarten People

• Song Ye-bin as Eun-sol: a teacher of Hanok Kindergarten.^[14]
• Kim Seon-ki as senior teacher: a teacher of Hanok Kindergarten.^[12]
• Lee Song-yi as junior teacher: a teacher of Hanok Kindergarten.^[12]

Sports Industry Figures

• Kim Sang-bo as Park Kyung-soo: a star reporter for a sports magazine.^[6]
• Nam Tae-woo as Yang Man-hee: Hee-won's manager of HH Cheetahs.^[12]

Others

• Moon Jung-hee as Min Kyung-ok: Tae-young's mother.^[12]
• Shin Seo-woo as Ye-jun: Hee-won's daughter.^[12]
• Lee Eun-jo as Ye-jun's mother: Hee-won's wife.^[12]

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[15]
1	August 21, 2023	2.0% (31st)
2	August 22, 2023	1.8% (30th)
3	August 28, 2023	1.8% (33rd)
4	August 29, 2023	1.6% (36th)
5	September 4, 2023	1.4% (39th)
6	September 5, 2023	1.4% (36th)
7	September 11, 2023	1.1% (42nd)
8	September 12, 2023	1.1% (41st)
9	September 18, 2023	1.5% (38th)
10	September 25, 2023	0.9% (38th)
11	September 26, 2023	0.9% (44th)
12	October 2, 2023	2.2% (26th)
Average		1.5%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.