Kim Tae-shik (Korean: 김태식; Hanja: 金泰式; RR: Gim Tae-sik; MR: Kim T'ae-sik; born July 4, 1957) in Mukho, Gangwon Province, South Korea, is a former boxer.
In 1980, Kim became the WBA Flyweight champion with a 2-round KO win over Luis Ibarra.
He defended the belt once before losing it to Peter Mathebula by a controversial 2-1, split decision in the same year.
[1] In 1981, Kim challenged Antonio Avelar for the WBC Flyweight title but was knocked out in the second round.
Kim was immediately taken to hospital and had emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.