Lee Ok-sung

Lee Ok-Sung
Personal information
Full name 이옥성
Nationality  South Korea
Born February 7, 1981
Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Flyweight

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 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 surprise championship win. 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 defeated 2007 World Champion Rau'shee Warren in another surprising upset victory.

Results

2005 World Championships

Event Round Result Opponent Score
Flyweight First bye
Second Win Moldova Igor Samoilenco 30-20
Third Win Georgia (country) Nikoloz Izoria 26-17
Quarterfinal Win Tajikistan Anvar Yunusov 15-9
Semifinal Win United States Rau'shee Warren 16-15
Final Win Cuba Andry Laffita 33-22

2008 Summer Olympics

Event Round Result Opponent Score
Flyweight First Win United States Rau'shee Warren 9-8
Second Loss Tunisia Walid Cherif 5-11

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