Oh Kwang-soo

South Korean boxer (born 1965)

1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)Weight48 kg (106 lb)SportSportBoxingWeight classLight Flyweight

Medal record

World Amateur Championships

	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
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Light Flyweight	Quarterfinal	Win	Marcelino Bolivar	4-1
	Semifinal	Win	Rafael Ramos	4-1
	Final	Win	Supap Boonro	5-0

1986 World Championships
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Light Flyweight	First	Win	Robert Isaszegi	RSC 1
	Second	Win	Scott Olson	5-0
	Quarterfinal	Win	Marcelino Bolivar	4-1
	Semifinal	Loss	Luis Roman Rolon	1-4

1988 Summer Olympics
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Light Flyweight	First	bye
Light Flyweight	Second	Loss	Michael Carbajal	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
^ https://www.medicosport.eu/en/doping-and-sports/doping-and-sports1986.html
^ William Gildea (1988-09-21). "CARBAJAL EKES OUT WIN OVER 'HOME TOWN HERO'". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.