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Lee Ok-sung
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place Mianyang 2005 Flyweight

Lee Ok-Sung (b. Feb 07, 1981 ) is a South Korean amateur boxer best known for winning the 2005 World Championships at flyweight.

Career

Lee is relatively tall for a flyweight (170cm). In Myanmiang 2005 he beat young southpaw Raushee Warren to set up his surprise championship win. In the finals he defeated Cuban Andry Laffita who had beaten Somjit Jongjohor (THA) and Jérôme Thomas (FRA) .

At the Asian Games 2006 he just as surprisingly lost to Chinese Yang Bo (boxer).

In the first round of the 2008 Olmypics he defeated American Rau'Shee Warren in another surprising upset victory.

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