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Oh Kwang-soo

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O Gwang-Su
Personal information
Full name오 광수
Nationality South Korea
Born (1965-10-30) October 30, 1965 (age 59)
Goheung, Jeollanam-do
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Flyweight
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Reno Light Flyweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 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.

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 Venezuela Marcelino Bolivar 4-1
Semifinal Win Puerto Rico Rafael Ramos 4-1
Final Win Thailand Supap Boonro 5-0
1986 World Championships
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Flyweight First Win Hungary Robert Isaszegi RSC 1
Second Win Canada Scott Olson 5-0
Quarterfinal Win Venezuela Marcelino Bolivar 4-1
Semifinal Loss Puerto Rico Luis Roman Rolon 1-4
1988 Summer Olympics
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Flyweight First bye
Second Loss United States 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.