Oh Kwang-soo
World Amateur Championships | ||
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![]() | 1986 Reno | Light Flyweight |
Asian Games | ||
![]() | 1986 Seoul | Light Flyweight |
Asian Championships | ||
![]() | 1983 Okinawa | Light Flyweight |
![]() | 1987 Kuwait City | Light Flyweight |
World Cup | ||
![]() | 1985 Seoul | Light Flyweight |
Oh Kwang-Soo (Korean: 오광수; born October 30, 1965, in Goheung, South Jeolla Province) is a former South Korean boxer.
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. In the second round, he defeated Commonwealth Games gold medalist Scotty Olson. In the quarter-final, Oh defeated another Olympic bronze medalist Marcelino Bolivar. He lost in the semi-final to Luis Román Rolón who was later disqualified after failing a drug test.[1][2]
Oh competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics where he was a favorite to medal, however, he was eliminated in his first bout by a narrow 3–2 decision against eventual silver medalist and future hall of fame champion Michael Carbajal. Oh had defeated Carbajal by a 3–0 margin in a previous meeting.[3]
Results
1985 Boxing World Cup | ||||
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Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
Light Flyweight | Quarterfinal | Win | ![]() | 4-1 |
Semifinal | Win | ![]() | 4-1 | |
Final | Win | ![]() | 5-0 |
1986 World Championships | ||||
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Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
Light Flyweight | First | Win | ![]() | RSC 1 |
Second | Win | ![]() | 5-0 | |
Quarterfinal | Win | ![]() | 4-1 | |
Semifinal | Loss | ![]() | 1-4 |
1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
Light Flyweight | First | bye | ||
Second | Loss | ![]() | 2-3 |
Pro career
In February 1990, Oh made his pro debut in minimumweight, and after only six fights challenged 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.
References
- ^ http://www.sportenote.com/view_e.asp?e=07-WORLD%20AMATEUR%20SENIOR%20CHAMPIONSHIPS/04-WORLD%20AMATEUR%20SENIOR%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20-%201986%20-%20RENO%20-%20NEVADA%20-%20USA.txt [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.medicosport.eu/en/doping-and-sports/doping-and-sports1986.html [bare URL]
- ^ William Gildea (1988-09-21). "CARBAJAL EKES OUT WIN OVER 'HOME TOWN HERO'". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
External links
- sports-reference
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