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Oh Kwang soo

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Full name
  
오 광수

Role
  
Boxer

Nationality
  
South Korea

Height
  
1.67 m


Sport
  
Boxing

Weight
  
48 kg

Name
  
Oh Kwang-soo

Rated at
  
Light flyweight

Born
  
October 30, 1965 (age 58) (
1965-10-30
)
Goheung, Jeollanam-do

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.

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.

References

Oh Kwang-soo Wikipedia