- Oh Kwang-Soo
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O Gwang-Su Personal information Full name 오 광수 Nationality South Korea Born October 30, 1965
Goheung, Jeollanam-doHeight 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) Weight 48 kilograms (110 lb) Sport Sport Boxing Rated at Light Flyweight Medal recordWorld Amateur Championships Bronze 1986 Reno Light Flyweight Asian Games Gold 1986 Seoul Light Flyweight Oh Kwang-Soo (Hangul: 오광수) (born October 30, 1965 in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, South Korea) is a former South Korean boxer.
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Amateur career
In 1985, Oh won the light flyweight gold medal at the Boxing World Cup. He defeated 1983 Pan American Games gold medalist Rafael Ramos in the semifinal bout.
In 1986, Oh won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships. In the preliminary bout, he beat Róbert Isaszegi, who won bronze at the 1988 Olympics, by RSC, scoring three knockdowns in the first round.
Results
1985 Boxing World Cup Event Round Result Opponent Score Light Flyweight Quarterfinal Win Marcelino Bolivar 4-1 Semifinal Win Rafael Ramos 4-1 Final Win Supap Boonro 5-0 1986 World Championships Event Round Result Opponent Score Light Flyweight First Win Robert Isaszegi RSC 1 Second Win Scott Olson 5-0 Quarterfinal Win Marcelino Bolivar 4-1 Semifinal Loss Luis Roman Rolon 1-4 1988 Summer Olympics Event Round Result Opponent Score Light Flyweight First bye Second Loss Michael Carbajal 2-3 Pro career
In February 1990, Oh made his pro debut in minimumweight, and after only six fights chellenged Ricardo Lopez for the WBC minimumweight title on January 31, 1993. However, he was TKO'd in the 9th round. Oh had struggled to make weight to minimumweight, and eventually retired after the bout with a record of 6-1-0 without moving up a weight class.
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Categories:- Living people
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- South Korean boxers
- Olympic boxers of South Korea
- 1965 births
- Asian Games medalists in boxing
- Asian boxing biography stubs
- South Korean sportspeople stubs
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