Oh Kwang-Soo (; born October 30, 1965, in

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) is a former

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Amateur career

In 1985, Oh won the light flyweight 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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