Min-Keun Oh
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Min-Keun Oh (born August 15, 1962 in Seoul
, South Korea
) is a former boxer
from South Korea
.
, Japan
.
In 1980, he won another silver at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
held in Bombay, India
, losing a split decision to 1982 World Championship
silver medalist Rawsalyn Otgonbayar of Mongolia
in the final match.
In 1984, Kim became the inaugural IBF
featherweight
champion with a KO win over Joko Arter of Indonesia
. He defended the belt twice, against two Americans. The first defense against Kelvin Lampkin winning a 15 round decision, 6-10-84, and then his second defense against the undefeated Irving Mitchell by 15 round decision, 4-7-85. before losing it to Ki-Young Chung
in 1985.
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
) is a former boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
Amateur career
In 1979, Oh won the silver medal in featherweight at the inaugural World Junior Amateur Boxing Championships held in YokohamaYokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
In 1980, he won another silver at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
The Asian Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Asia. The first tournament took place in 1963, hosted by Bangkok, Thailand.- Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships History :...
held in Bombay, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, losing a split decision to 1982 World Championship
1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Munich, West Germany from May 4 to 15. The third edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners...
silver medalist Rawsalyn Otgonbayar of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
in the final match.
Pro career
In 1983, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation featherweight title.In 1984, Kim became the inaugural IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
champion with a KO win over Joko Arter of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. He defended the belt twice, against two Americans. The first defense against Kelvin Lampkin winning a 15 round decision, 6-10-84, and then his second defense against the undefeated Irving Mitchell by 15 round decision, 4-7-85. before losing it to Ki-Young Chung
Ki-Young Chung
Ki-Young Chung is a former professional boxer. During his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1986, Chung won the IBF world featherweight title. Before competing at featherweight, Chung won the Korean super bantamweight title in 1982. He also won the Korean title as a featherweight, along with the...
in 1985.