About Oh Min-keun
Born 1962. Oh Min-keun is a South Korean boxer.
Min-Keun Oh (; born August 15, 1962) is a South Korean former boxer.
Amateur career In 1979, Oh won the silver medal in featherweight at the inaugural World Junior Amateur Boxing Championships held in Yokohama, 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.
Pro career In 1983, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation featherweight title.
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 Irving Mitchell by 15-round decision, 4-7-85. before losing it to Ki-Young Chung in 1985.
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Who is Oh Min-keun?
South Korean boxer
When was Oh Min-keun born?
Oh Min-keun was born on 15 August 1962 in Seoul.
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Oh Min-keun is a boxer.
What nationality is Oh Min-keun?
Oh Min-keun is South Korean.
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