About Lee Ok-Sung
Born 1981. Lee Ok-Sung is a South Korean boxer.
Lee Ok-Sung (born February 7, 1981, in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean amateur boxer best known for winning the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the men's flyweight division.
Career Lee is relatively tall for a flyweight (170 cm). At the 2005 World Championships In Mianyang, China, he beat young southpaw Rau'shee Warren to set up his championship final. In the finals he defeated Cuban Andry Laffita who had beaten Somjit Jongjohor (THA) and Jérôme Thomas (FRA). He became the first South Korean amateur boxer to win a gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships since 1986 when Moon Sung-Kil won the gold in Reno, United States.
At the 2006 Asian Games Lee just as surprisingly lost to Yang Bo of China in the quarterfinals, and his winning streak in international competition ended at 28 games.
He did not participated in the national trials for the 2007 World Championships in order to complete his master's degree.
In the first round of the 2008 Olympic Games Lee reached the second round.
Results
2005 World Championships
2008 Summer Olympics
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Who is Lee Ok-Sung?
South Korean boxer
When was Lee Ok-Sung born?
Lee Ok-Sung was born on 7 February 1981 in Jinju.
What is Lee Ok-Sung's occupation?
Lee Ok-Sung is a boxer.
What nationality is Lee Ok-Sung?
Lee Ok-Sung is South Korean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lee Ok-Sung. https://biography.guide/lee-ok-sung/
MLA: "Lee Ok-Sung." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lee-ok-sung/.
Chicago: "Lee Ok-Sung." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lee-ok-sung/.
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