Oh Kwang-Soo (

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: 오광수) (born October 30, 1965 in

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) is a former

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Amateur career

In 1985, Oh won the

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gold medal at the

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. He defeated 1983

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gold medalist Rafael Ramos in the semifinal bout. In 1986, Oh won the bronze medal at the

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. In the preliminary bout, he beat Róbert Isaszegi, who won bronze at the 1988 Olympics, by

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, scoring three knockdowns in the first round. 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

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. Oh had defeated Carbajal by a 3-0 margin in a previous meeting.

Results

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.

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Living people Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of South Korea 1965 births Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1986 Asian Games South Korean male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Light-flyweight boxers People from Goheung County {{Korea-boxing-bio-stub