- Min-Keun Oh
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Oh.
Min-Keun Oh Statistics Real name Oh Min-keun Rated at Featherweight Nationality South Korean Born August 15, 1962
Seoul, South KoreaStance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 20 Wins 16 Wins by KO 6 Losses 4 Draws 0 No contests 0 Min-Keun Oh (Hangul: 오민근, Hanja: 吳民根) (born August 15, 1962 in Seoul, South Korea) is a former boxer from South Korea.
Amateur career
In 1979, Oh won the silver medal in featherweight at the inaugural World Junior Amateur Boxing Championships held in Yokohama, Japan.
In 1980, he won another silver at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships held in Bombay, India, losing a split decision to 1982 World Championship silver medalist Rawsalyn Otgonbayar of Mongolia in the final match.
Pro career
In 1983, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation featherweight title.
In 1984, Kim became the inaugural IBF featherweight champion with a KO win over Joko Arter of Indonesia. He defended the belt twice, against two Americans. The first defense against Kelvin Lampkin winning a 15 round decision, 6-10-84, and then his second defense against the undefeated Irving Mitchell by 15 round decision, 4-7-85. before losing it to Ki-Young Chung in 1985.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Min-Keun Oh from BoxRec
Preceded by
Inaugural ChampionIBF Featherweight Champion
4 March 1984 – 29 November 1985Succeeded by
Ki-Young ChungCategories:- 1962 births
- South Korean boxers
- Featherweight boxers
- International Boxing Federation Champions
- Living people
- Asian boxing biography stubs
- South Korean sportspeople stubs
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